Brittle Bladderfern vs Himalayan Marmot

Cystopteris tenuis compared with Marmota himalayana

Key Differences

• Brittle Bladderfern is Not Evaluated while Himalayan Marmot is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brittle Bladderfern	Himalayan Marmot
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	Marmota
Species	Cystopteris tenuis	Marmota himalayana

Conservation Status

Brittle Bladderfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Himalayan Marmot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brittle Bladderfern	Himalayan Marmot
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.

Himalayan Marmot

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.