Brittle Bladderfern vs Guianan Rhipidomys

Cystopteris tenuis compared with Rhipidomys nitela

Key Differences

• Brittle Bladderfern is Not Evaluated while Guianan Rhipidomys is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brittle Bladderfern	Guianan Rhipidomys
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cystopteridaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Cystopteris	Rhipidomys
Species	Cystopteris tenuis	Rhipidomys nitela

Conservation Status

Brittle Bladderfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Guianan Rhipidomys

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brittle Bladderfern	Guianan Rhipidomys
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.

Guianan Rhipidomys

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in 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.