Alpine Bladder-fern vs Cottontop Tamarin

Cystopteris alpina compared with Saguinus oedipus

Key Differences

• Alpine Bladder-fern is Near Threatened while Cottontop Tamarin is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Bladder-fern	Cottontop Tamarin
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Cystopteridaceae	Callitrichidae
Genus	Cystopteris	Saguinus
Species	Cystopteris alpina	Saguinus oedipus

Conservation Status

Alpine Bladder-fern

NT — Near Threatened

Cottontop Tamarin

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Bladder-fern	Cottontop Tamarin
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.

Cottontop Tamarin

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 5 distinct biome types spanning the Neotropic and Oceanian realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Colombia. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.