Alpine Bladder-fern vs Cape golden mole

Cystopteris alpina compared with Chrysochloris asiatica

Key Differences

• Alpine Bladder-fern is Near Threatened while Cape golden mole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Bladder-fern	Cape golden mole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)
Family	Cystopteridaceae	Chrysochloridae
Genus	Cystopteris	Chrysochloris
Species	Cystopteris alpina	Chrysochloris asiatica

Conservation Status

Alpine Bladder-fern

NT — Near Threatened

Cape golden mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Bladder-fern	Cape golden mole
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.

Cape golden mole

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.

Cape golden mole

The Cape golden mole (Chrysochloris asiatica) is a species in the genus Chrysochloris. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.