Brittle Bladderfern vs Cauca Poison Frog

Cystopteris tenuis compared with Andinobates bombetes

Key Differences

• Brittle Bladderfern is Not Evaluated while Cauca Poison Frog is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brittle Bladderfern	Cauca Poison Frog
Kingdom	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Echte Farne)	Amphibia (Amphibien)
Order	Polypodiales (Tüpfelfarnartige)	Anura (Froschlurche)
Family	Cystopteridaceae	Dendrobatidae (Poison Dart Frogs)
Genus	Cystopteris	Andinobates
Species	Cystopteris tenuis	Andinobates bombetes

Conservation Status

Brittle Bladderfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Cauca Poison Frog

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brittle Bladderfern	Cauca Poison Frog
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.

Cauca Poison Frog

Habitat

Typically found in freshwater habitats, moist forests, and wetlands.

Range

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

Brittle Bladderfern

The Brittle Bladderfern (Cystopteris tenuis) is a species in the genus Cystopteris. Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Cauca Poison Frog

The Cauca Poison Frog (Andinobates bombetes) is a species in the genus Andinobates. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in freshwater habitats, moist forests, and wetlands.