Brittle Bladderfern vs Mérida Rhipidomys

Cystopteris tenuis compared with Rhipidomys venustus

Key Differences

• Brittle Bladderfern is Not Evaluated while Mérida Rhipidomys is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brittle Bladderfern	Mérida Rhipidomys
Kingdom	Plantae (plantas)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Rodentia (Roedores)
Family	Cystopteridaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Cystopteris	Rhipidomys
Species	Cystopteris tenuis	Rhipidomys venustus

Conservation Status

Brittle Bladderfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Mérida Rhipidomys

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brittle Bladderfern	Mérida Rhipidomys
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.

Mérida Rhipidomys

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

Brittle Bladderfern

The Brittle Bladderfern (Cystopteris tenuis) is a species in the genus Cystopteris. Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.