Zerbrechlicher Blasenfarn vs Himmelssylphe

Cystopteris fragilis compared with Aglaiocercus kingii

Key Differences

Zerbrechlicher Blasenfarn is Not Evaluated while Himmelssylphe is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Zerbrechlicher Blasenfarn	Himmelssylphe
Kingdom	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Echte Farne)	Aves (Vögel)
Order	Polypodiales (Tüpfelfarnartige)	Apodiformes (Seglervögel)
Family	Cystopteridaceae	Trochilidae
Genus	Cystopteris	Aglaiocercus
Species	Cystopteris fragilis	Aglaiocercus kingii

Conservation Status

Zerbrechlicher Blasenfarn

NE — Not Evaluated

Himmelssylphe

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Zerbrechlicher Blasenfarn	Himmelssylphe
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).

Himmelssylphe

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Zerbrechlicher Blasenfarn

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

One of the most strikingly ornamented hummingbirds, male long-tailed sylphs have iridescent green plumage and dramatically elongated, ribbon-like outer tail feathers reaching up to 22 cm — over three times the body length. Found in Andean cloud forests of Colombia and Venezuela, they inhabit humid montane forest between 1,400–2,800 meters elevation. Males perform elaborate display flights to attract females. Their extravagant tails are a classic example of sexual selection via female preference.