Alpine Bladder-fern vs Indochinese lutung

Cystopteris alpina compared with Trachypithecus germaini

Key Differences

• Alpine Bladder-fern is Near Threatened while Indochinese lutung is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Bladder-fern	Indochinese lutung
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	Trachypithecus
Species	Cystopteris alpina	Trachypithecus germaini

Conservation Status

Alpine Bladder-fern

NT — Near Threatened

Indochinese lutung

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Bladder-fern	Indochinese lutung
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.

Indochinese lutung

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.