Brittle Bladderfern vs Delicate Tube-nosed Bat

Cystopteris tenuis compared with Murina gracilis

Key Differences

• Brittle Bladderfern is Not Evaluated while Delicate Tube-nosed Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brittle Bladderfern	Delicate Tube-nosed Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Cystopteridaceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Cystopteris	Murina
Species	Cystopteris tenuis	Murina gracilis

Conservation Status

Brittle Bladderfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Delicate Tube-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brittle Bladderfern	Delicate Tube-nosed Bat
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.

Delicate Tube-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Brittle Bladderfern

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