Brittle Bladderfern vs Chalk Maple

Cystopteris tenuis compared with Acer leucoderme

Key Differences

• Brittle Bladderfern is Not Evaluated while Chalk Maple is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brittle Bladderfern	Chalk Maple
Kingdom same	Plantae (planta)	Plantae (planta)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Cystopteridaceae	Sapindaceae
Genus	Cystopteris	Acer
Species	Cystopteris tenuis	Acer leucoderme

Evolutionary Relationship

Brittle Bladderfern and Chalk Maple share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (planta)

Conservation Status

Brittle Bladderfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Chalk Maple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brittle Bladderfern	Chalk Maple
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.

Chalk Maple

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Brittle Bladderfern

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

Chalk Maple

The Chalk Maple (Acer leucoderme) is a species in the genus Acer. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.