Alpine Bladder-fern vs Dusky melanomys

Cystopteris alpina compared with Melanomys caliginosus

Key Differences

• Alpine Bladder-fern is Near Threatened while Dusky melanomys is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Bladder-fern	Dusky melanomys
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cystopteridaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Cystopteris	Melanomys
Species	Cystopteris alpina	Melanomys caliginosus

Conservation Status

Alpine Bladder-fern

NT — Near Threatened

Dusky melanomys

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Bladder-fern	Dusky melanomys
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.

Dusky melanomys

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.