Zerbrechlicher Blasenfarn vs Cottontop Tamarin

Cystopteris fragilis compared with Saguinus oedipus

Key Differences

• Zerbrechlicher Blasenfarn is Not Evaluated while Cottontop Tamarin is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Zerbrechlicher Blasenfarn	Cottontop Tamarin
Kingdom	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Echte Farne)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Polypodiales (Tüpfelfarnartige)	Primates (Primaten)
Family	Cystopteridaceae	Callitrichidae
Genus	Cystopteris	Saguinus
Species	Cystopteris fragilis	Saguinus oedipus

Conservation Status

Zerbrechlicher Blasenfarn

NE — Not Evaluated

Cottontop Tamarin

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Zerbrechlicher Blasenfarn	Cottontop Tamarin
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Zerbrechlicher Blasenfarn

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Colombia).

Cottontop Tamarin

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 5 distinct biome types spanning the Neotropic and Oceanian realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Colombia. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Zerbrechlicher Blasenfarn

The Bladder Fern (Cystopteris fragilis) is a species in the genus Cystopteris. Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia