Brittle Bladderfern vs Plateau Pika

Cystopteris tenuis compared with Ochotona curzoniae

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brittle Bladderfern	Plateau 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 curzoniae

Conservation Status

Brittle Bladderfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Plateau Pika

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brittle Bladderfern	Plateau 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.

Plateau 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.