Brittle Bladderfern vs Leadebeater s Possum

Cystopteris tenuis compared with Gymnobelideus leadbeateri

Key Differences

  • Brittle Bladderfern is Not Evaluated while Leadebeater s Possum is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Brittle Bladderfern Leadebeater s Possum
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Tracheophyta Chordata (Chordates)
Class Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Polypodiales (Polypodiales) Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family Cystopteridaceae Petauridae
Genus Cystopteris Gymnobelideus
Species Cystopteris tenuis Gymnobelideus leadbeateri

Conservation Status

Brittle Bladderfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Leadebeater s Possum

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Brittle Bladderfern Leadebeater s 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.

Leadebeater s 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.

Leadebeater s Possum

No description available.

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