Brittle Bladderfern vs Egyptian mongoose

Cystopteris tenuis compared with Herpestes ichneumon

Key Differences

• Brittle Bladderfern is Not Evaluated while Egyptian mongoose is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brittle Bladderfern	Egyptian mongoose
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Cystopteridaceae	Herpestidae
Genus	Cystopteris	Herpestes
Species	Cystopteris tenuis	Herpestes ichneumon

Conservation Status

Brittle Bladderfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Egyptian mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brittle Bladderfern	Egyptian mongoose
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.

Egyptian mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Portugal and Spain.

Brittle Bladderfern

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