Alpine Bladder-fern vs Bat-eared fox

Cystopteris alpina compared with Otocyon megalotis

Key Differences

• Alpine Bladder-fern is Near Threatened while Bat-eared fox is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Bladder-fern	Bat-eared fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Cystopteridaceae	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)
Genus	Cystopteris	Otocyon
Species	Cystopteris alpina	Otocyon megalotis

Conservation Status

Alpine Bladder-fern

NT — Near Threatened

Bat-eared fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Bladder-fern	Bat-eared fox
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.

Bat-eared fox

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.

Bat-eared fox

The Bat-eared fox (Otocyon megalotis) is a species in the genus Otocyon. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.