Bladder Fern vs Lesser Noctule

Cystopteris fragilis compared with Nyctalus leisleri

Key Differences

• Bladder Fern is Not Evaluated while Lesser Noctule is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bladder Fern	Lesser 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 leisleri

Conservation Status

Bladder Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Lesser Noctule

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bladder Fern	Lesser 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).

Lesser Noctule

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Sweden, and Ukraine. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Bladder Fern

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

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇸🇪 Sweden