Brittle Bladderfern vs Guinean Arvicanthis

Cystopteris tenuis compared with Arvicanthis rufinus

Key Differences

• Brittle Bladderfern is Not Evaluated while Guinean Arvicanthis is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brittle Bladderfern	Guinean Arvicanthis
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cystopteridaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Cystopteris	Arvicanthis
Species	Cystopteris tenuis	Arvicanthis rufinus

Conservation Status

Brittle Bladderfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Guinean Arvicanthis

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brittle Bladderfern	Guinean Arvicanthis
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.

Guinean Arvicanthis

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.