Brittle Bladderfern vs Franciscana

Cystopteris tenuis compared with Pontoporia blainvillei

Key Differences

• Brittle Bladderfern is Not Evaluated while Franciscana is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brittle Bladderfern	Franciscana
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Cystopteridaceae	Pontoporiidae
Genus	Cystopteris	Pontoporia
Species	Cystopteris tenuis	Pontoporia blainvillei

Conservation Status

Brittle Bladderfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Franciscana

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brittle Bladderfern	Franciscana
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.

Franciscana

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.