Brittle Bladderfern vs Gulf Coast kangaroo rat

Cystopteris tenuis compared with Dipodomys compactus

Key Differences

• Brittle Bladderfern is Not Evaluated while Gulf Coast kangaroo rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brittle Bladderfern	Gulf Coast kangaroo rat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cystopteridaceae	Heteromyidae
Genus	Cystopteris	Dipodomys
Species	Cystopteris tenuis	Dipodomys compactus

Conservation Status

Brittle Bladderfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Gulf Coast kangaroo rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brittle Bladderfern	Gulf Coast kangaroo 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.

Gulf Coast kangaroo rat

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.