Dickie's bladder-fern vs Harmless Serotine

Cystopteris dickieana compared with Eptesicus innoxius

Key Differences

• Dickie's bladder-fern is Not Evaluated while Harmless Serotine is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dickie's bladder-fern	Harmless Serotine
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Cystopteridaceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Cystopteris	Eptesicus
Species	Cystopteris dickieana	Eptesicus innoxius

Conservation Status

Dickie's bladder-fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Harmless Serotine

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dickie's bladder-fern	Harmless Serotine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dickie's bladder-fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Portugal.

Harmless Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.