Brittle Bladderfern vs Marley’s Golden Mole

Cystopteris tenuis compared with Amblysomus marleyi

Key Differences

• Brittle Bladderfern is Not Evaluated while Marley’s Golden Mole is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brittle Bladderfern	Marley’s Golden Mole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)
Family	Cystopteridaceae	Chrysochloridae
Genus	Cystopteris	Amblysomus
Species	Cystopteris tenuis	Amblysomus marleyi

Conservation Status

Brittle Bladderfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Marley’s Golden Mole

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brittle Bladderfern	Marley’s Golden Mole
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.

Marley’s Golden Mole

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.