Brittle Bladderfern vs Meller’s Mongoose

Cystopteris tenuis compared with Rhynchogale melleri

Key Differences

• Brittle Bladderfern is Not Evaluated while Meller’s Mongoose is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brittle Bladderfern	Meller’s Mongoose
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Cystopteridaceae	Herpestidae
Genus	Cystopteris	Rhynchogale
Species	Cystopteris tenuis	Rhynchogale melleri

Conservation Status

Brittle Bladderfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Meller’s Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brittle Bladderfern	Meller’s Mongoose
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.

Meller’s Mongoose

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.