Brittle Bladderfern vs Lesser Bulldog Bat

Cystopteris tenuis compared with Noctilio albiventris

Key Differences

• Brittle Bladderfern is Not Evaluated while Lesser Bulldog Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brittle Bladderfern	Lesser Bulldog Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Cystopteridaceae	Noctilionidae
Genus	Cystopteris	Noctilio
Species	Cystopteris tenuis	Noctilio albiventris

Conservation Status

Brittle Bladderfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Lesser Bulldog Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brittle Bladderfern	Lesser Bulldog Bat
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.

Lesser Bulldog Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Brittle Bladderfern

The Brittle Bladderfern (Cystopteris tenuis) is a species in the genus Cystopteris. Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.