Brittle Bladderfern vs brown point snail

Cystopteris tenuis compared with Acicula fusca

Key Differences

• Brittle Bladderfern is Not Evaluated while brown point snail is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brittle Bladderfern	brown point snail
Kingdom	Plantae (planta)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Mollusca (moluscos)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Gastropoda (gastrópodos)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)
Family	Cystopteridaceae	Aciculidae
Genus	Cystopteris	Acicula
Species	Cystopteris tenuis	Acicula fusca

Conservation Status

Brittle Bladderfern

NE — Not Evaluated

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brittle Bladderfern	brown point snail
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.

brown point snail

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Norway.

Brittle Bladderfern

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

brown point snail

The Brown Point Snail (Acicula fusca) is a species in the genus Acicula. It is currently classified as Extinct on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.