Brittle Bladderfern vs Centuryplant

Cystopteris tenuis compared with Agave americana

Key Differences

• Brittle Bladderfern is Not Evaluated while Centuryplant is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brittle Bladderfern	Centuryplant
Kingdom same	Plantae (bitki)	Plantae (bitki)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Cystopteridaceae	Asparagaceae
Genus	Cystopteris	Agave
Species	Cystopteris tenuis	Agave americana

Evolutionary Relationship

Brittle Bladderfern and Centuryplant share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (bitki)

Conservation Status

Brittle Bladderfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Centuryplant

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brittle Bladderfern	Centuryplant
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.

Centuryplant

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 10 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (18 countries), Asia (10 countries), Europe (13 countries), North America (Costa Rica), Oceania and the Pacific (7 countries), and South America (5 countries).

Brittle Bladderfern

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

Centuryplant

The Centuryplant (Agave americana) is a species in the genus Agave. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to ['Albania', 'Algeria', 'Argentina', 'Australia', 'Belgium'].