Alpine Bladder-fern vs Gray-bellied Night Monkey

Cystopteris alpina compared with Aotus lemurinus

Key Differences

• Alpine Bladder-fern is Near Threatened while Gray-bellied Night Monkey is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Bladder-fern	Gray-bellied Night Monkey
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Cystopteridaceae	Aotidae
Genus	Cystopteris	Aotus
Species	Cystopteris alpina	Aotus lemurinus

Conservation Status

Alpine Bladder-fern

NT — Near Threatened

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Bladder-fern	Gray-bellied Night Monkey
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.

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.