Brittle Bladderfern vs Fernandez's Sword-nosed Bat

Cystopteris tenuis compared with Lonchorhina fernandezi

Key Differences

• Brittle Bladderfern is Not Evaluated while Fernandez's Sword-nosed Bat is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brittle Bladderfern	Fernandez's Sword-nosed Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Cystopteridaceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Cystopteris	Lonchorhina
Species	Cystopteris tenuis	Lonchorhina fernandezi

Conservation Status

Brittle Bladderfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Fernandez's Sword-nosed Bat

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brittle Bladderfern	Fernandez's Sword-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.

Fernandez's Sword-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Brittle Bladderfern

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