Alpine Bladder-fern vs Arend’s Golden Mole

Cystopteris alpina compared with Carpitalpa arendsi

Key Differences

• Alpine Bladder-fern is Near Threatened while Arend’s Golden Mole is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Bladder-fern	Arend’s Golden Mole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)
Family	Cystopteridaceae	Chrysochloridae
Genus	Cystopteris	Carpitalpa
Species	Cystopteris alpina	Carpitalpa arendsi

Conservation Status

Alpine Bladder-fern

NT — Near Threatened

Arend’s Golden Mole

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Bladder-fern	Arend’s Golden Mole
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.

Arend’s Golden Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.

Arend’s Golden Mole

The Arend’s Golden Mole (Carpitalpa arendsi) is a species in the genus Carpitalpa. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.