Alpine Bladder-fern vs Blue-spotted Comet Darner

Cystopteris alpina compared with Anax concolor

Key Differences

• Alpine Bladder-fern is Near Threatened while Blue-spotted Comet Darner is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Bladder-fern	Blue-spotted Comet Darner
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Cystopteridaceae	Aeshnidae
Genus	Cystopteris	Anax
Species	Cystopteris alpina	Anax concolor

Conservation Status

Alpine Bladder-fern

NT — Near Threatened

Blue-spotted Comet Darner

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Bladder-fern	Blue-spotted Comet Darner
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-spotted Comet Darner

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Colombia.

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-spotted Comet Darner

The Blue-spotted Comet Darner (Anax concolor) is a species in the genus Anax. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.