Brittle Bladderfern vs Dwarf Hutia

Cystopteris tenuis compared with Mesocapromys nanus

Key Differences

• Brittle Bladderfern is Not Evaluated while Dwarf Hutia is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brittle Bladderfern	Dwarf Hutia
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cystopteridaceae	Capromyidae
Genus	Cystopteris	Mesocapromys
Species	Cystopteris tenuis	Mesocapromys nanus

Conservation Status

Brittle Bladderfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Dwarf Hutia

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brittle Bladderfern	Dwarf Hutia
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.

Dwarf Hutia

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.