Brittle Bladderfern vs Cuvier s Spiny-rat

Cystopteris tenuis compared with Proechimys cuvieri

Key Differences

• Brittle Bladderfern is Not Evaluated while Cuvier s Spiny-rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brittle Bladderfern	Cuvier s Spiny-rat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cystopteridaceae	Echimyidae
Genus	Cystopteris	Proechimys
Species	Cystopteris tenuis	Proechimys cuvieri

Conservation Status

Brittle Bladderfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Cuvier s Spiny-rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brittle Bladderfern	Cuvier s Spiny-rat
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.

Cuvier s Spiny-rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Ecuador 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.