Brittle Bladderfern vs Lowland Tapir

Cystopteris tenuis compared with Tapirus terrestris

Key Differences

• Brittle Bladderfern is Not Evaluated while Lowland Tapir is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brittle Bladderfern	Lowland Tapir
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Perissodactyla (Odd-toed Ungulates)
Family	Cystopteridaceae	Tapiridae
Genus	Cystopteris	Tapirus
Species	Cystopteris tenuis	Tapirus terrestris

Conservation Status

Brittle Bladderfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Lowland Tapir

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brittle Bladderfern	Lowland Tapir
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.

Lowland Tapir

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Brittle Bladderfern

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