Brittle Bladderfern vs Japanese Noctule

Cystopteris tenuis compared with Nyctalus furvus

Key Differences

• Brittle Bladderfern is Not Evaluated while Japanese Noctule is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brittle Bladderfern	Japanese Noctule
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Cystopteridaceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Cystopteris	Nyctalus
Species	Cystopteris tenuis	Nyctalus furvus

Conservation Status

Brittle Bladderfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Japanese Noctule

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brittle Bladderfern	Japanese Noctule
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 Noctule

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.