Alpine Bladder-fern vs Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

Cystopteris alpina compared with Blarina hylophaga

Key Differences

• Alpine Bladder-fern is Near Threatened while Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Bladder-fern	Elliot's Short-tailed 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	Blarina
Species	Cystopteris alpina	Blarina hylophaga

Conservation Status

Alpine Bladder-fern

NT — Near Threatened

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Bladder-fern	Elliot's Short-tailed 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.

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.