Brittle Bladderfern vs Davison’s Mastiff Bat

Cystopteris tenuis compared with Promops davisoni

Key Differences

• Brittle Bladderfern is Not Evaluated while Davison’s Mastiff Bat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brittle Bladderfern	Davison’s Mastiff Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Echte Farne)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Polypodiales (Tüpfelfarnartige)	Chiroptera (Fledertiere)
Family	Cystopteridaceae	Molossidae
Genus	Cystopteris	Promops
Species	Cystopteris tenuis	Promops davisoni

Conservation Status

Brittle Bladderfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Davison’s Mastiff Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brittle Bladderfern	Davison’s Mastiff Bat
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.

Davison’s Mastiff Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador.

Brittle Bladderfern

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