Alpine Bladder-fern vs Brush-tailed Mulgara

Cystopteris alpina compared with Dasycercus blythi

Key Differences

• Alpine Bladder-fern is Near Threatened while Brush-tailed Mulgara is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Bladder-fern	Brush-tailed Mulgara
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Cystopteridaceae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Cystopteris	Dasycercus
Species	Cystopteris alpina	Dasycercus blythi

Conservation Status

Alpine Bladder-fern

NT — Near Threatened

Brush-tailed Mulgara

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Bladder-fern	Brush-tailed Mulgara
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.

Brush-tailed Mulgara

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.

Brush-tailed Mulgara

The Brush-tailed Mulgara (Dasycercus blythi) is a species in the genus Dasycercus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.