Bladder Fern vs Broad-footed Mole

Cystopteris fragilis compared with Scapanus latimanus

Key Differences

• Bladder Fern is Not Evaluated while Broad-footed Mole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bladder Fern	Broad-footed Mole
Kingdom	Plantae (bitki)	Animalia (hayvan)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Kordalılar)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (memeliler)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Cystopteridaceae	Talpidae
Genus	Cystopteris	Scapanus
Species	Cystopteris fragilis	Scapanus latimanus

Conservation Status

Bladder Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Broad-footed Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bladder Fern	Broad-footed Mole
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).

Broad-footed Mole

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.

Broad-footed Mole

The Broad-footed Mole (Scapanus latimanus) is a species in the genus Scapanus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.