Alpine Bladder-fern vs Kouprey

Cystopteris alpina compared with Bos sauveli

Key Differences

• Alpine Bladder-fern is Near Threatened while Kouprey is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Bladder-fern	Kouprey
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Cystopteridaceae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Cystopteris	Bos (Cattle & Bison)
Species	Cystopteris alpina	Bos sauveli

Conservation Status

Alpine Bladder-fern

NT — Near Threatened

Kouprey

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Bladder-fern	Kouprey
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.

Kouprey

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.