Brittle Bladderfern vs Large False Serotine

Cystopteris tenuis compared with Hesperoptenus tomesi

Key Differences

• Brittle Bladderfern is Not Evaluated while Large False Serotine is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brittle Bladderfern	Large False Serotine
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	Hesperoptenus
Species	Cystopteris tenuis	Hesperoptenus tomesi

Conservation Status

Brittle Bladderfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Large False Serotine

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brittle Bladderfern	Large False Serotine
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.

Large False Serotine

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.