Brittle Bladderfern vs Guemal

Cystopteris tenuis compared with Hippocamelus bisulcus

Key Differences

• Brittle Bladderfern is Not Evaluated while Guemal is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brittle Bladderfern	Guemal
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Cystopteridaceae	Cervidae (Deer)
Genus	Cystopteris	Hippocamelus
Species	Cystopteris tenuis	Hippocamelus bisulcus

Conservation Status

Brittle Bladderfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Guemal

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brittle Bladderfern	Guemal
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.

Guemal

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.