Brittle Bladderfern vs Eastern Cordillera Small-footed Shrew

Cystopteris tenuis compared with Cryptotis brachyonyx

Key Differences

• Brittle Bladderfern is Not Evaluated while Eastern Cordillera Small-footed Shrew is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brittle Bladderfern	Eastern Cordillera Small-footed Shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Cystopteridaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Cystopteris	Cryptotis
Species	Cystopteris tenuis	Cryptotis brachyonyx

Conservation Status

Brittle Bladderfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Eastern Cordillera Small-footed Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brittle Bladderfern	Eastern Cordillera Small-footed Shrew
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.

Eastern Cordillera Small-footed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

Brittle Bladderfern

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