Brittle Bladderfern vs Haviside s Dolphin

Cystopteris tenuis compared with Cephalorhynchus heavisidii

Key Differences

• Brittle Bladderfern is Not Evaluated while Haviside s Dolphin is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brittle Bladderfern	Haviside s Dolphin
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Cystopteridaceae	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)
Genus	Cystopteris	Cephalorhynchus
Species	Cystopteris tenuis	Cephalorhynchus heavisidii

Conservation Status

Brittle Bladderfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Haviside s Dolphin

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brittle Bladderfern	Haviside s Dolphin
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.

Haviside s Dolphin

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.