Brittle Bladderfern vs Japanese Hare

Cystopteris tenuis compared with Lepus brachyurus

Key Differences

• Brittle Bladderfern is Not Evaluated while Japanese Hare is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brittle Bladderfern	Japanese Hare
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Cystopteridaceae	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Cystopteris	Lepus
Species	Cystopteris tenuis	Lepus brachyurus

Conservation Status

Brittle Bladderfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Japanese Hare

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brittle Bladderfern	Japanese Hare
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.

Japanese Hare

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.