Alpine Bladder-fern vs Belly-shaped Hard Grass

Cystopteris alpina compared with Aegilops ventricosa

Key Differences

• Alpine Bladder-fern is Near Threatened while Belly-shaped Hard Grass is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Bladder-fern	Belly-shaped Hard Grass
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Cystopteridaceae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Cystopteris	Aegilops
Species	Cystopteris alpina	Aegilops ventricosa

Evolutionary Relationship

Alpine Bladder-fern and Belly-shaped Hard Grass share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Alpine Bladder-fern

NT — Near Threatened

Belly-shaped Hard Grass

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Bladder-fern	Belly-shaped Hard Grass
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.

Belly-shaped Hard Grass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, and United Kingdom.

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.

Belly-shaped Hard Grass

The Belly-shaped Hard Grass (Aegilops ventricosa) is a species in the genus Aegilops. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.