Bladder Fern vs Sambar de Java

Cystopteris fragilis compared with Rusa timorensis

Key Differences

• Bladder Fern is Not Evaluated while Sambar de Java is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bladder Fern	Sambar de Java
Kingdom	Plantae (planta)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Artiodactyla (artiodáctilos)
Family	Cystopteridaceae	Cervidae (Deer)
Genus	Cystopteris	Rusa
Species	Cystopteris fragilis	Rusa timorensis

Conservation Status

Bladder Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Sambar de Java

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bladder Fern	Sambar de Java
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bladder Fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Colombia).

Sambar de Java

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, tundra, and tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests spanning the Australasia and Afrotropic and Oceanian realms.

Range

Distributed across Mauritius, New Zealand, and Norway. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Bladder Fern

The Bladder Fern (Cystopteris fragilis) is a species in the genus Cystopteris. Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway