Brittle Bladderfern vs Desert Pocket Gopher

Cystopteris tenuis compared with Geomys arenarius

Key Differences

• Brittle Bladderfern is Not Evaluated while Desert Pocket Gopher is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brittle Bladderfern	Desert Pocket Gopher
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cystopteridaceae	Geomyidae
Genus	Cystopteris	Geomys
Species	Cystopteris tenuis	Geomys arenarius

Conservation Status

Brittle Bladderfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Desert Pocket Gopher

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brittle Bladderfern	Desert Pocket Gopher
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.

Desert Pocket Gopher

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Brittle Bladderfern

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