Alpine Bladder-fern vs Pichincha Thomasomys

Cystopteris alpina compared with Thomasomys vulcani

Key Differences

• Alpine Bladder-fern is Near Threatened while Pichincha Thomasomys is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Bladder-fern	Pichincha Thomasomys
Kingdom	Plantae (نباتات)	Animalia (حيوانات)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (حبليات)
Class	Polypodiopsida (سراخس رقيقة المباغ)	Mammalia (ثدييات)
Order	Polypodiales (سرخسيات)	Rodentia (قوارض)
Family	Cystopteridaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Cystopteris	Thomasomys
Species	Cystopteris alpina	Thomasomys vulcani

Conservation Status

Alpine Bladder-fern

NT — Near Threatened

Pichincha Thomasomys

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Bladder-fern	Pichincha Thomasomys
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Bladder-fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Pichincha Thomasomys

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador.

Alpine Bladder-fern

The Alpine Bladder-fern (Cystopteris alpina) is a species in the genus Cystopteris. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies. Distributed across Norway and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.