Brittle Bladderfern vs Potto

Cystopteris tenuis compared with Perodicticus potto

Key Differences

• Brittle Bladderfern is Not Evaluated while Potto is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brittle Bladderfern	Potto
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Cystopteridaceae	Lorisidae
Genus	Cystopteris	Perodicticus
Species	Cystopteris tenuis	Perodicticus potto

Conservation Status

Brittle Bladderfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Potto

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brittle Bladderfern	Potto
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.

Potto

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.