Brittle Bladderfern vs Gansu Shrew

Cystopteris tenuis compared with Sorex cansulus

Key Differences

• Brittle Bladderfern is Not Evaluated while Gansu Shrew is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brittle Bladderfern	Gansu 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	Sorex
Species	Cystopteris tenuis	Sorex cansulus

Conservation Status

Brittle Bladderfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Gansu Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brittle Bladderfern	Gansu 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.

Gansu Shrew

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.