Brittle Bladderfern vs Chilean Dolphin

Cystopteris tenuis compared with Cephalorhynchus eutropia

Key Differences

• Brittle Bladderfern is Not Evaluated while Chilean Dolphin is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brittle Bladderfern	Chilean Dolphin
Kingdom	Plantae (พืช)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Cystopteridaceae	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)
Genus	Cystopteris	Cephalorhynchus
Species	Cystopteris tenuis	Cephalorhynchus eutropia

Conservation Status

Brittle Bladderfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Chilean Dolphin

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brittle Bladderfern	Chilean Dolphin
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.

Chilean Dolphin

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.

Chilean Dolphin

The Chilean Dolphin (Cephalorhynchus eutropia) is a species in the genus Cephalorhynchus. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.