Alpine Bladder-fern vs Highland Mangabey

Cystopteris alpina compared with Rungwecebus kipunji

Key Differences

• Alpine Bladder-fern is Near Threatened while Highland Mangabey is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Bladder-fern	Highland Mangabey
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Cystopteridaceae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Cystopteris	Rungwecebus
Species	Cystopteris alpina	Rungwecebus kipunji

Conservation Status

Alpine Bladder-fern

NT — Near Threatened

Highland Mangabey

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Bladder-fern	Highland Mangabey
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.

Highland Mangabey

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.