Brittle Bladderfern vs Noble Brush-tailed Mouse

Cystopteris tenuis compared with Calomyscus grandis

Key Differences

• Brittle Bladderfern is Not Evaluated while Noble Brush-tailed Mouse is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brittle Bladderfern	Noble Brush-tailed Mouse
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cystopteridaceae	Calomyscidae
Genus	Cystopteris	Calomyscus
Species	Cystopteris tenuis	Calomyscus grandis

Conservation Status

Brittle Bladderfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Noble Brush-tailed Mouse

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brittle Bladderfern	Noble Brush-tailed 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.

Noble Brush-tailed Mouse

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.