Brittle Bladderfern vs Daurian Ground Squirrel

Cystopteris tenuis compared with Spermophilus dauricus

Key Differences

• Brittle Bladderfern is Not Evaluated while Daurian Ground Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brittle Bladderfern	Daurian Ground Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (plantas)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Rodentia (Roedores)
Family	Cystopteridaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Cystopteris	Spermophilus
Species	Cystopteris tenuis	Spermophilus dauricus

Conservation Status

Brittle Bladderfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Daurian Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brittle Bladderfern	Daurian Ground Squirrel
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.

Daurian Ground Squirrel

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.