Brittle Bladderfern vs North American Badger

Cystopteris tenuis compared with Taxidea taxus

Key Differences

• Brittle Bladderfern is Not Evaluated while North American Badger is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brittle Bladderfern	North American Badger
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Cystopteridaceae	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)
Genus	Cystopteris	Taxidea
Species	Cystopteris tenuis	Taxidea taxus

Conservation Status

Brittle Bladderfern

NE — Not Evaluated

North American Badger

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brittle Bladderfern	North American Badger
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 American Badger

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.