Alpine Bladder-fern vs Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel

Cystopteris alpina compared with Belomys pearsonii

Key Differences

• Alpine Bladder-fern is Near Threatened while Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Bladder-fern	Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cystopteridaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Cystopteris	Belomys
Species	Cystopteris alpina	Belomys pearsonii

Conservation Status

Alpine Bladder-fern

NT — Near Threatened

Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Bladder-fern	Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel
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.

Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel

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.