Brittle Bladderfern vs North African Hedgehog

Cystopteris tenuis compared with Atelerix algirus

Key Differences

• Brittle Bladderfern is Not Evaluated while North African Hedgehog is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brittle Bladderfern	North African Hedgehog
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)
Family	Cystopteridaceae	Erinaceidae
Genus	Cystopteris	Atelerix
Species	Cystopteris tenuis	Atelerix algirus

Conservation Status

Brittle Bladderfern

NE — Not Evaluated

North African Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brittle Bladderfern	North African Hedgehog
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.

North African Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across France, Malta, and Spain.

Brittle Bladderfern

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