Brittle Bladderfern vs Honey possum

Cystopteris tenuis compared with Tarsipes rostratus

Key Differences

• Brittle Bladderfern is Not Evaluated while Honey possum is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brittle Bladderfern	Honey possum
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Cystopteridaceae	Tarsipedidae
Genus	Cystopteris	Tarsipes
Species	Cystopteris tenuis	Tarsipes rostratus

Conservation Status

Brittle Bladderfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Honey possum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brittle Bladderfern	Honey possum
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.

Honey possum

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.