Alpine Bladder-fern vs Maclaud's Horseshoe Bat

Cystopteris alpina compared with Rhinolophus maclaudi

Key Differences

• Alpine Bladder-fern is Near Threatened while Maclaud's Horseshoe Bat is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Bladder-fern	Maclaud's Horseshoe Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Cystopteridaceae	Rhinolophidae
Genus	Cystopteris	Rhinolophus
Species	Cystopteris alpina	Rhinolophus maclaudi

Conservation Status

Alpine Bladder-fern

NT — Near Threatened

Maclaud's Horseshoe Bat

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Bladder-fern	Maclaud's Horseshoe Bat
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.

Maclaud's Horseshoe Bat

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.