Brittle Bladderfern vs Pacific Spiny-rat

Cystopteris tenuis compared with Proechimys decumanus

Key Differences

• Brittle Bladderfern is Not Evaluated while Pacific Spiny-rat is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brittle Bladderfern	Pacific Spiny-rat
Kingdom	Plantae (растения)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (хордовые)
Class	Polypodiopsida (папоротниковые)	Mammalia (млекопитающие)
Order	Polypodiales (многоножковые)	Rodentia (грызуны)
Family	Cystopteridaceae	Echimyidae
Genus	Cystopteris	Proechimys
Species	Cystopteris tenuis	Proechimys decumanus

Conservation Status

Brittle Bladderfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Pacific Spiny-rat

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brittle Bladderfern	Pacific Spiny-rat
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.

Pacific Spiny-rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Brittle Bladderfern

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