Alpine Bladder-fern vs Amur Hedgehog

Cystopteris alpina compared with Erinaceus amurensis

Key Differences

• Alpine Bladder-fern is Near Threatened while Amur Hedgehog is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Bladder-fern	Amur Hedgehog
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)
Family	Cystopteridaceae	Erinaceidae
Genus	Cystopteris	Erinaceus
Species	Cystopteris alpina	Erinaceus amurensis

Conservation Status

Alpine Bladder-fern

NT — Near Threatened

Amur Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Bladder-fern	Amur Hedgehog
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.

Amur Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Japan.

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.

Amur Hedgehog

The Amur Hedgehog (Erinaceus amurensis) is a species in the genus Erinaceus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.