Alpine Bladder-fern vs Australian King-Parrot

Cystopteris alpina compared with Alisterus scapularis

Key Differences

• Alpine Bladder-fern is Near Threatened while Australian King-Parrot is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Bladder-fern	Australian King-Parrot
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Psittaciformes (Parrots)
Family	Cystopteridaceae	Psittacidae (True Parrots)
Genus	Cystopteris	Alisterus
Species	Cystopteris alpina	Alisterus scapularis

Conservation Status

Alpine Bladder-fern

NT — Near Threatened

Australian King-Parrot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Bladder-fern	Australian King-Parrot
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.

Australian King-Parrot

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found across Asia (United Arab Emirates) and Europe (5 countries).

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.

Australian King-Parrot

The Australian King-Parrot (Alisterus scapularis) is a species in the genus Alisterus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway