Brittle Bladderfern vs Mexican Funnel-eared Bat

Cystopteris tenuis compared with Natalus mexicanus

Key Differences

• Brittle Bladderfern is Not Evaluated while Mexican Funnel-eared Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brittle Bladderfern	Mexican Funnel-eared Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Cystopteridaceae	Natalidae
Genus	Cystopteris	Natalus
Species	Cystopteris tenuis	Natalus mexicanus

Conservation Status

Brittle Bladderfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Mexican Funnel-eared Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brittle Bladderfern	Mexican Funnel-eared 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.

Mexican Funnel-eared Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

Brittle Bladderfern

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