Brittle Bladderfern vs Harris s Antelope Squirrel

Cystopteris tenuis compared with Ammospermophilus harrisii

Key Differences

• Brittle Bladderfern is Not Evaluated while Harris s Antelope Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brittle Bladderfern	Harris s Antelope Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cystopteridaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Cystopteris	Ammospermophilus
Species	Cystopteris tenuis	Ammospermophilus harrisii

Conservation Status

Brittle Bladderfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Harris s Antelope Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brittle Bladderfern	Harris s Antelope Squirrel
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.

Harris s Antelope Squirrel

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.