Brittle Bladderfern vs Ornate Cuscus

Cystopteris tenuis compared with Phalanger ornatus

Key Differences

• Brittle Bladderfern is Not Evaluated while Ornate Cuscus is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brittle Bladderfern	Ornate Cuscus
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Cystopteridaceae	Phalangeridae
Genus	Cystopteris	Phalanger
Species	Cystopteris tenuis	Phalanger ornatus

Conservation Status

Brittle Bladderfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Ornate Cuscus

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brittle Bladderfern	Ornate Cuscus
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.

Ornate Cuscus

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.