Alpine Bladder-fern vs Fynbos Golden Mole

Cystopteris alpina compared with Amblysomus corriae

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Alpine Bladder-fern Fynbos Golden Mole
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Tracheophyta Chordata (Chordates)
Class Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Polypodiales (Polypodiales) Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)
Family Cystopteridaceae Chrysochloridae
Genus Cystopteris Amblysomus
Species Cystopteris alpina Amblysomus corriae

Conservation Status

Alpine Bladder-fern

NT — Near Threatened

Fynbos Golden Mole

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Alpine Bladder-fern Fynbos Golden Mole
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.

Fynbos Golden Mole

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.

Fynbos Golden Mole

No description available.

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