Brittle Bladderfern vs Guaira Spiny-rat

Cystopteris tenuis compared with Proechimys guairae

Key Differences

• Brittle Bladderfern is Not Evaluated while Guaira Spiny-rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brittle Bladderfern	Guaira Spiny-rat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cystopteridaceae	Echimyidae
Genus	Cystopteris	Proechimys
Species	Cystopteris tenuis	Proechimys guairae

Conservation Status

Brittle Bladderfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Guaira Spiny-rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brittle Bladderfern	Guaira Spiny-rat
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.

Guaira Spiny-rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

Brittle Bladderfern

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