Brittle Bladderfern vs Dusky Flying Fox

Cystopteris tenuis compared with Pteropus brunneus

Key Differences

• Brittle Bladderfern is Not Evaluated while Dusky Flying Fox is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brittle Bladderfern	Dusky Flying Fox
Kingdom	Plantae (tumbuhan)	Animalia (hewan)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (mamalia)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Chiroptera (Kelelawar)
Family	Cystopteridaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Cystopteris	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Cystopteris tenuis	Pteropus brunneus

Conservation Status

Brittle Bladderfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Dusky Flying Fox

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brittle Bladderfern	Dusky Flying Fox
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.

Dusky Flying Fox

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.