Brittle Bladderfern vs Mexican woodrat

Cystopteris tenuis compared with Neotoma mexicana

Key Differences

• Brittle Bladderfern is Not Evaluated while Mexican woodrat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

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

Conservation Status

Brittle Bladderfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Mexican woodrat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brittle Bladderfern	Mexican woodrat
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 woodrat

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.