Brittle Bladderfern vs Mentawai Squirrel

Cystopteris tenuis compared with Callosciurus melanogaster

Key Differences

• Brittle Bladderfern is Not Evaluated while Mentawai Squirrel is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brittle Bladderfern	Mentawai Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (พืช)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Rodentia (อันดับสัตว์ฟันแทะ)
Family	Cystopteridaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Cystopteris	Callosciurus
Species	Cystopteris tenuis	Callosciurus melanogaster

Conservation Status

Brittle Bladderfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Mentawai Squirrel

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brittle Bladderfern	Mentawai Squirrel
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.

Mentawai Squirrel

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.