Brittle Bladderfern vs Margay

Cystopteris tenuis compared with Leopardus wiedii

Key Differences

• Brittle Bladderfern is Not Evaluated while Margay is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brittle Bladderfern	Margay
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Cystopteridaceae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Cystopteris	Leopardus
Species	Cystopteris tenuis	Leopardus wiedii

Conservation Status

Brittle Bladderfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Margay

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brittle Bladderfern	Margay
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.

Margay

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Brittle Bladderfern

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