Brittle Bladderfern vs Harlequin Bat

Cystopteris tenuis compared with Scotomanes ornatus

Key Differences

• Brittle Bladderfern is Not Evaluated while Harlequin Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brittle Bladderfern	Harlequin Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Echte Farne)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Polypodiales (Tüpfelfarnartige)	Chiroptera (Fledertiere)
Family	Cystopteridaceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Cystopteris	Scotomanes
Species	Cystopteris tenuis	Scotomanes ornatus

Conservation Status

Brittle Bladderfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Harlequin Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brittle Bladderfern	Harlequin 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.

Harlequin Bat

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.