Bladder Fern vs Fossa

Cystopteris fragilis compared with Cryptoprocta ferox

Key Differences

• Bladder Fern is Not Evaluated while Fossa is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bladder Fern	Fossa
Kingdom	Plantae (พืช)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Carnivora (สัตว์กินเนื้อ)
Family	Cystopteridaceae	Eupleridae
Genus	Cystopteris	Cryptoprocta
Species	Cystopteris fragilis	Cryptoprocta ferox

Conservation Status

Bladder Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Fossa

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bladder Fern	Fossa
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).

Fossa

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.