Brittle Bladderfern vs Heavy-browed Mouse Opossum

Cystopteris tenuis compared with Marmosa andersoni

Key Differences

• Brittle Bladderfern is Not Evaluated while Heavy-browed Mouse Opossum is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brittle Bladderfern	Heavy-browed Mouse Opossum
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family	Cystopteridaceae	Didelphidae
Genus	Cystopteris	Marmosa
Species	Cystopteris tenuis	Marmosa andersoni

Conservation Status

Brittle Bladderfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Heavy-browed Mouse Opossum

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brittle Bladderfern	Heavy-browed Mouse Opossum
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.

Heavy-browed Mouse Opossum

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.