Alpine Bladder-fern vs North African Hedgehog

Cystopteris alpina compared with Atelerix algirus

Key Differences

• Alpine Bladder-fern is Near Threatened while North African Hedgehog is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Bladder-fern	North African Hedgehog
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)
Family	Cystopteridaceae	Erinaceidae
Genus	Cystopteris	Atelerix
Species	Cystopteris alpina	Atelerix algirus

Conservation Status

Alpine Bladder-fern

NT — Near Threatened

North African Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Bladder-fern	North African Hedgehog
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.

North African Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across France, Malta, and Spain.

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.