Brittle Bladderfern vs Mountain Goat

Cystopteris tenuis compared with Oreamnos americanus

Key Differences

• Brittle Bladderfern is Not Evaluated while Mountain Goat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brittle Bladderfern	Mountain Goat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Cystopteridaceae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Cystopteris	Oreamnos
Species	Cystopteris tenuis	Oreamnos americanus

Conservation Status

Brittle Bladderfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Mountain Goat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brittle Bladderfern	Mountain Goat
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.

Mountain Goat

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.