Alpine Bladder-fern vs Bandro

Cystopteris alpina compared with Hapalemur alaotrensis

Key Differences

• Alpine Bladder-fern is Near Threatened while Bandro is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Bladder-fern	Bandro
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Cystopteridaceae	Lemuridae (Lemurs)
Genus	Cystopteris	Hapalemur
Species	Cystopteris alpina	Hapalemur alaotrensis

Conservation Status

Alpine Bladder-fern

NT — Near Threatened

Bandro

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Bladder-fern	Bandro
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.

Bandro

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.

Bandro

The Bandro (Hapalemur alaotrensis) is a species in the genus Hapalemur. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.