Alpine Bladder-fern vs Blue Duiker

Cystopteris alpina compared with Philantomba monticola

Key Differences

• Alpine Bladder-fern is Near Threatened while Blue Duiker is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Bladder-fern	Blue Duiker
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Cystopteridaceae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Cystopteris	Philantomba
Species	Cystopteris alpina	Philantomba monticola

Conservation Status

Alpine Bladder-fern

NT — Near Threatened

Blue Duiker

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Bladder-fern	Blue Duiker
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.

Blue Duiker

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.

Blue Duiker

The Blue Duiker (Philantomba monticola) is a species in the genus Philantomba. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.