Brittle Bladderfern vs Mexican Harvest Mouse

Cystopteris tenuis compared with Reithrodontomys mexicanus

Key Differences

• Brittle Bladderfern is Not Evaluated while Mexican Harvest Mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brittle Bladderfern	Mexican Harvest Mouse
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cystopteridaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Cystopteris	Reithrodontomys
Species	Cystopteris tenuis	Reithrodontomys mexicanus

Conservation Status

Brittle Bladderfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Mexican Harvest Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brittle Bladderfern	Mexican Harvest Mouse
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 Harvest Mouse

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.