Alpine Bladder-fern vs Black-mantled Tamarin

Cystopteris alpina compared with Leontocebus nigricollis

Key Differences

• Alpine Bladder-fern is Near Threatened while Black-mantled Tamarin is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Bladder-fern	Black-mantled Tamarin
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Cystopteridaceae	Callitrichidae
Genus	Cystopteris	Leontocebus
Species	Cystopteris alpina	Leontocebus nigricollis

Conservation Status

Alpine Bladder-fern

NT — Near Threatened

Black-mantled Tamarin

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Bladder-fern	Black-mantled Tamarin
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-mantled Tamarin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

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-mantled Tamarin

The Black-mantled Tamarin (Leontocebus nigricollis) is a species in the genus Leontocebus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.