Brittle Bladderfern vs Narrow-headed Slender Opossum

Cystopteris tenuis compared with Marmosops cracens

Key Differences

• Brittle Bladderfern is Not Evaluated while Narrow-headed Slender Opossum is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brittle Bladderfern	Narrow-headed Slender Opossum
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family	Cystopteridaceae	Didelphidae
Genus	Cystopteris	Marmosops
Species	Cystopteris tenuis	Marmosops cracens

Conservation Status

Brittle Bladderfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Narrow-headed Slender Opossum

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brittle Bladderfern	Narrow-headed Slender Opossum
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.

Narrow-headed Slender Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

Brittle Bladderfern

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