Alpine Bladder-fern vs Black Crested Mangabey

Cystopteris alpina compared with Lophocebus aterrimus

Key Differences

• Alpine Bladder-fern is Near Threatened while Black Crested Mangabey is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Bladder-fern	Black Crested Mangabey
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Cystopteridaceae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Cystopteris	Lophocebus
Species	Cystopteris alpina	Lophocebus aterrimus

Conservation Status

Alpine Bladder-fern

NT — Near Threatened

Black Crested Mangabey

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Bladder-fern	Black Crested Mangabey
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.

Black Crested Mangabey

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.

Black Crested Mangabey

The Black Crested Mangabey (Lophocebus aterrimus) is a species in the genus Lophocebus. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.