Bladder Fern vs Eastern Small-Footed Bat

Cystopteris fragilis compared with Myotis leibii

Key Differences

• Bladder Fern is Not Evaluated while Eastern Small-Footed Bat is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bladder Fern	Eastern Small-Footed Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (plantas)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Chiroptera (morcego)
Family	Cystopteridaceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Cystopteris	Myotis
Species	Cystopteris fragilis	Myotis leibii

Conservation Status

Bladder Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Eastern Small-Footed Bat

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bladder Fern	Eastern Small-Footed Bat
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).

Eastern Small-Footed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States. 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 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States