Alpine Bladder-fern vs Dusky Slender Opossum

Cystopteris alpina compared with Marmosops fuscatus

Key Differences

• Alpine Bladder-fern is Near Threatened while Dusky Slender Opossum is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Bladder-fern	Dusky Slender Opossum
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family	Cystopteridaceae	Didelphidae
Genus	Cystopteris	Marmosops
Species	Cystopteris alpina	Marmosops fuscatus

Conservation Status

Alpine Bladder-fern

NT — Near Threatened

Dusky Slender Opossum

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Bladder-fern	Dusky Slender Opossum
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 Slender Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia 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.