Bladder Fern vs Chinese Noctule

Cystopteris fragilis compared with Nyctalus plancyi

Key Differences

• Bladder Fern is Not Evaluated while Chinese Noctule is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bladder Fern	Chinese Noctule
Kingdom	Plantae (植物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (脊索動物)
Class	Polypodiopsida (ウラボシ綱)	Mammalia (哺乳類)
Order	Polypodiales (ウラボシ目)	Chiroptera (翼手目)
Family	Cystopteridaceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Cystopteris	Nyctalus
Species	Cystopteris fragilis	Nyctalus plancyi

Conservation Status

Bladder Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Chinese Noctule

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bladder Fern	Chinese Noctule
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).

Chinese Noctule

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bladder Fern

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

Chinese Noctule

The Chinese Noctule (Nyctalus plancyi) is a species in the genus Nyctalus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.