Alpine Bladder-fern vs Gray's Bald-faced Saki

Cystopteris alpina compared with Pithecia irrorata

Key Differences

• Alpine Bladder-fern is Near Threatened while Gray's Bald-faced Saki is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Bladder-fern	Gray's Bald-faced Saki
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Cystopteridaceae	Pitheciidae
Genus	Cystopteris	Pithecia
Species	Cystopteris alpina	Pithecia irrorata

Conservation Status

Alpine Bladder-fern

NT — Near Threatened

Gray's Bald-faced Saki

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Bladder-fern	Gray's Bald-faced Saki
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's Bald-faced Saki

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.