Brittle Bladderfern vs Gray Mouse Opossum

Cystopteris tenuis compared with Tlacuatzin canescens

Key Differences

• Brittle Bladderfern is Not Evaluated while Gray Mouse Opossum is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brittle Bladderfern	Gray Mouse Opossum
Kingdom	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Echte Farne)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Polypodiales (Tüpfelfarnartige)	Didelphimorphia (Beutelrattenartige)
Family	Cystopteridaceae	Didelphidae
Genus	Cystopteris	Tlacuatzin
Species	Cystopteris tenuis	Tlacuatzin canescens

Conservation Status

Brittle Bladderfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Gray Mouse Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brittle Bladderfern	Gray Mouse Opossum
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.

Gray Mouse Opossum

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.