Brittle Bladderfern vs Chinese Pangolin

Cystopteris tenuis compared with Manis pentadactyla

Key Differences

• Brittle Bladderfern is Not Evaluated while Chinese Pangolin is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brittle Bladderfern	Chinese Pangolin
Kingdom	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Echte Farne)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Polypodiales (Tüpfelfarnartige)	Pholidota (Schuppentiere)
Family	Cystopteridaceae	Manidae
Genus	Cystopteris	Manis
Species	Cystopteris tenuis	Manis pentadactyla

Conservation Status

Brittle Bladderfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Chinese Pangolin

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brittle Bladderfern	Chinese Pangolin
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.

Chinese Pangolin

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.

Chinese Pangolin

The Chinese Pangolin (Manis pentadactyla) is a species in the genus Manis. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List.