Bladder Fern vs False Water Rat

Cystopteris fragilis compared with Xeromys myoides

Key Differences

• Bladder Fern is Not Evaluated while False Water Rat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bladder Fern	False Water Rat
Kingdom	Plantae (plantas)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Rodentia (Roedores)
Family	Cystopteridaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Cystopteris	Xeromys
Species	Cystopteris fragilis	Xeromys myoides

Conservation Status

Bladder Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

False Water Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bladder Fern	False Water Rat
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).

False Water Rat

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.