Brittle Bladderfern vs Hoary fox

Cystopteris tenuis compared with Lycalopex vetulus

Key Differences

• Brittle Bladderfern is Not Evaluated while Hoary fox is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brittle Bladderfern	Hoary fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Cystopteridaceae	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)
Genus	Cystopteris	Lycalopex
Species	Cystopteris tenuis	Lycalopex vetulus

Conservation Status

Brittle Bladderfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Hoary fox

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brittle Bladderfern	Hoary fox
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.

Hoary fox

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.