Alpine Bladder-fern vs Bridled Nail-tail Wallaby

Cystopteris alpina compared with Onychogalea fraenata

Key Differences

• Alpine Bladder-fern is Near Threatened while Bridled Nail-tail Wallaby is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Bladder-fern	Bridled Nail-tail Wallaby
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Cystopteridaceae	Macropodidae (Kangaroos)
Genus	Cystopteris	Onychogalea
Species	Cystopteris alpina	Onychogalea fraenata

Conservation Status

Alpine Bladder-fern

NT — Near Threatened

Bridled Nail-tail Wallaby

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Bladder-fern	Bridled Nail-tail Wallaby
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.

Bridled Nail-tail Wallaby

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.

Bridled Nail-tail Wallaby

The Bridled Nail-tail Wallaby (Onychogalea fraenata) is a species in the genus Onychogalea. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.