Brittle Bladderfern vs Northern Pika

Cystopteris tenuis compared with Ochotona hyperborea

Key Differences

• Brittle Bladderfern is Not Evaluated while Northern Pika is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brittle Bladderfern	Northern Pika
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Cystopteridaceae	Ochotonidae
Genus	Cystopteris	Ochotona
Species	Cystopteris tenuis	Ochotona hyperborea

Conservation Status

Brittle Bladderfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Northern Pika

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brittle Bladderfern	Northern Pika
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.

Northern Pika

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.