Alpine Bladder-fern vs Dsinezumi Shrew

Cystopteris alpina compared with Crocidura dsinezumi

Key Differences

• Alpine Bladder-fern is Near Threatened while Dsinezumi Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Bladder-fern	Dsinezumi Shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Cystopteridaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Cystopteris	Crocidura
Species	Cystopteris alpina	Crocidura dsinezumi

Conservation Status

Alpine Bladder-fern

NT — Near Threatened

Dsinezumi Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Bladder-fern	Dsinezumi Shrew
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.

Dsinezumi Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Japan.

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.