Alpine Bladder-fern vs Macedonian Mouse

Cystopteris alpina compared with Mus macedonicus

Key Differences

• Alpine Bladder-fern is Near Threatened while Macedonian Mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Bladder-fern	Macedonian Mouse
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cystopteridaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Cystopteris	Mus (House Mice)
Species	Cystopteris alpina	Mus macedonicus

Conservation Status

Alpine Bladder-fern

NT — Near Threatened

Macedonian Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Bladder-fern	Macedonian Mouse
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.

Macedonian Mouse

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.