Brittle Bladderfern vs Gebe Cuscus

Cystopteris tenuis compared with Phalanger alexandrae

Key Differences

• Brittle Bladderfern is Not Evaluated while Gebe Cuscus is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brittle Bladderfern	Gebe Cuscus
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Cystopteridaceae	Phalangeridae
Genus	Cystopteris	Phalanger
Species	Cystopteris tenuis	Phalanger alexandrae

Conservation Status

Brittle Bladderfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Gebe Cuscus

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brittle Bladderfern	Gebe Cuscus
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.

Gebe Cuscus

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.