Brittle Bladderfern vs Lesser Large-footed Myotis

Cystopteris tenuis compared with Myotis hasseltii

Key Differences

• Brittle Bladderfern is Not Evaluated while Lesser Large-footed Myotis is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brittle Bladderfern	Lesser Large-footed Myotis
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Cystopteridaceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Cystopteris	Myotis
Species	Cystopteris tenuis	Myotis hasseltii

Conservation Status

Brittle Bladderfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Lesser Large-footed Myotis

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brittle Bladderfern	Lesser Large-footed Myotis
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 Large-footed Myotis

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.