Brittle Bladderfern vs Omilteme Cottontail

Cystopteris tenuis compared with Sylvilagus insonus

Key Differences

• Brittle Bladderfern is Not Evaluated while Omilteme Cottontail is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brittle Bladderfern	Omilteme Cottontail
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Cystopteridaceae	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Cystopteris	Sylvilagus
Species	Cystopteris tenuis	Sylvilagus insonus

Conservation Status

Brittle Bladderfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Omilteme Cottontail

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brittle Bladderfern	Omilteme Cottontail
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.

Omilteme Cottontail

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.