Bladder Fern vs Broad-bordered Acraea

Cystopteris fragilis compared with Acraea anemosa

Key Differences

• Bladder Fern is Not Evaluated while Broad-bordered Acraea is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bladder Fern	Broad-bordered Acraea
Kingdom	Plantae (पादप)	Animalia (प्राणी)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Arthropoda (सन्धिपाद)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Insecta (कीट)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Lepidoptera (शल्कपंखी गण)
Family	Cystopteridaceae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Cystopteris	Acraea
Species	Cystopteris fragilis	Acraea anemosa

Conservation Status

Bladder Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Broad-bordered Acraea

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bladder Fern	Broad-bordered Acraea
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).

Broad-bordered Acraea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Bladder Fern

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

Broad-bordered Acraea

The Broad-bordered Acraea (Acraea anemosa) is a species in the genus Acraea. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.