Brittle Bladderfern vs Golden Bamboo Lemur

Cystopteris tenuis compared with Hapalemur aureus

Key Differences

• Brittle Bladderfern is Not Evaluated while Golden Bamboo Lemur is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brittle Bladderfern	Golden Bamboo Lemur
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Cystopteridaceae	Lemuridae (Lemurs)
Genus	Cystopteris	Hapalemur
Species	Cystopteris tenuis	Hapalemur aureus

Conservation Status

Brittle Bladderfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Golden Bamboo Lemur

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brittle Bladderfern	Golden Bamboo Lemur
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.

Golden Bamboo Lemur

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.