Brittle Bladderfern vs Mérida Brocket

Cystopteris tenuis compared with Mazama bricenii

Key Differences

• Brittle Bladderfern is Not Evaluated while Mérida Brocket is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brittle Bladderfern	Mérida Brocket
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Cystopteridaceae	Cervidae (Deer)
Genus	Cystopteris	Mazama
Species	Cystopteris tenuis	Mazama bricenii

Conservation Status

Brittle Bladderfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Mérida Brocket

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brittle Bladderfern	Mérida Brocket
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.

Mérida Brocket

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in 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.