Brittle Bladderfern vs Namaqua dune mole rat

Cystopteris tenuis compared with Bathyergus janetta

Key Differences

• Brittle Bladderfern is Not Evaluated while Namaqua dune mole rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brittle Bladderfern	Namaqua dune mole rat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cystopteridaceae	Bathyergidae
Genus	Cystopteris	Bathyergus
Species	Cystopteris tenuis	Bathyergus janetta

Conservation Status

Brittle Bladderfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Namaqua dune mole rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brittle Bladderfern	Namaqua dune mole rat
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.

Namaqua dune mole rat

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.