Brittle Bladderfern vs Gray-bellied Rice Rat

Cystopteris tenuis compared with Nephelomys moerex

Key Differences

• Brittle Bladderfern is Not Evaluated while Gray-bellied Rice Rat is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brittle Bladderfern	Gray-bellied Rice Rat
Kingdom	Plantae (พืช)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Rodentia (อันดับสัตว์ฟันแทะ)
Family	Cystopteridaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Cystopteris	Nephelomys
Species	Cystopteris tenuis	Nephelomys moerex

Conservation Status

Brittle Bladderfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Gray-bellied Rice Rat

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brittle Bladderfern	Gray-bellied Rice 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.

Gray-bellied Rice Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador.

Brittle Bladderfern

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