Brittle Bladderfern vs Pallas's squirrel, Red-bellied tree squirrel

Cystopteris tenuis compared with Callosciurus erythraeus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Brittle Bladderfern Pallas's squirrel, Red-bellied tree squirrel
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Tracheophyta Chordata (Chordates)
Class Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Polypodiales (Polypodiales) Rodentia (Rodents)
Family Cystopteridaceae Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus Cystopteris Callosciurus
Species Cystopteris tenuis Callosciurus erythraeus

Conservation Status

Brittle Bladderfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Pallas's squirrel, Red-bellied tree squirrel

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Brittle Bladderfern Pallas's squirrel, Red-bellied tree squirrel
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.

Pallas's squirrel, Red-bellied tree squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (China, Japan), Europe (8 countries), and South America (Argentina).

Brittle Bladderfern

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

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