Alpine Bladder-fern vs Black Kauri

Cystopteris alpina compared with Agathis atropurpurea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Bladder-fern	Black Kauri
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Cystopteridaceae	Braconidae
Genus	Cystopteris	Agathis
Species	Cystopteris alpina	Agathis atropurpurea

Conservation Status

Alpine Bladder-fern

NT — Near Threatened

Black Kauri

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Bladder-fern	Black Kauri
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 Kauri

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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 Kauri

The Black Kauri (Agathis atropurpurea) is a species in the genus Agathis. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.