Brittle Bladderfern vs Madagascar Sheath-tailed Bat

Cystopteris tenuis compared with Coleura kibomalandy

Key Differences

• Brittle Bladderfern is Not Evaluated while Madagascar Sheath-tailed Bat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brittle Bladderfern	Madagascar Sheath-tailed Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Cystopteridaceae	Emballonuridae
Genus	Cystopteris	Coleura
Species	Cystopteris tenuis	Coleura kibomalandy

Conservation Status

Brittle Bladderfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Madagascar Sheath-tailed Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brittle Bladderfern	Madagascar Sheath-tailed 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.

Madagascar Sheath-tailed Bat

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.