Brittle Bladderfern vs Coues Rhipidomys

Cystopteris tenuis compared with Rhipidomys couesi

Key Differences

• Brittle Bladderfern is Not Evaluated while Coues Rhipidomys is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brittle Bladderfern	Coues Rhipidomys
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cystopteridaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Cystopteris	Rhipidomys
Species	Cystopteris tenuis	Rhipidomys couesi

Conservation Status

Brittle Bladderfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Coues Rhipidomys

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brittle Bladderfern	Coues Rhipidomys
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brittle Bladderfern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Coues Rhipidomys

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

Brittle Bladderfern

The Brittle Bladderfern (Cystopteris tenuis) is a species in the genus Cystopteris. Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.