Brittle Bladderfern vs Perrin’s Beaked Whale

Cystopteris tenuis compared with Mesoplodon perrini

Key Differences

• Brittle Bladderfern is Not Evaluated while Perrin’s Beaked Whale is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brittle Bladderfern	Perrin’s Beaked Whale
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Cystopteridaceae	Hyperoodontidae
Genus	Cystopteris	Mesoplodon
Species	Cystopteris tenuis	Mesoplodon perrini

Conservation Status

Brittle Bladderfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Perrin’s Beaked Whale

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brittle Bladderfern	Perrin’s Beaked Whale
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.

Perrin’s Beaked Whale

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.