Brittle Bladderfern vs Fossa

Cystopteris tenuis compared with Cryptoprocta ferox

Key Differences

• Brittle Bladderfern is Not Evaluated while Fossa is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brittle Bladderfern	Fossa
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)	Carnivora (ネコ目)
Family	Cystopteridaceae	Eupleridae
Genus	Cystopteris	Cryptoprocta
Species	Cystopteris tenuis	Cryptoprocta ferox

Conservation Status

Brittle Bladderfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Fossa

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brittle Bladderfern	Fossa
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.

Fossa

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.