Alpine Bladder-fern vs Chestnut Sac-winged Bat

Cystopteris alpina compared with Cormura brevirostris

Key Differences

• Alpine Bladder-fern is Near Threatened while Chestnut Sac-winged Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Bladder-fern	Chestnut Sac-winged Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Cystopteridaceae	Emballonuridae
Genus	Cystopteris	Cormura
Species	Cystopteris alpina	Cormura brevirostris

Conservation Status

Alpine Bladder-fern

NT — Near Threatened

Chestnut Sac-winged Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Bladder-fern	Chestnut Sac-winged Bat
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.

Chestnut Sac-winged Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

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.

Chestnut Sac-winged Bat

The Chestnut Sac-winged Bat (Cormura brevirostris) is a species in the genus Cormura. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.