Brittle Bladderfern vs Hourglass Dolphin

Cystopteris tenuis compared with Lagenorhynchus cruciger

Key Differences

• Brittle Bladderfern is Not Evaluated while Hourglass Dolphin is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brittle Bladderfern	Hourglass 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	Lagenorhynchus
Species	Cystopteris tenuis	Lagenorhynchus cruciger

Conservation Status

Brittle Bladderfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Hourglass Dolphin

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brittle Bladderfern	Hourglass 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.

Hourglass 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.