Alpine Bladder-fern vs North American Badger

Cystopteris alpina compared with Taxidea taxus

Key Differences

• Alpine Bladder-fern is Near Threatened while North American Badger is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Bladder-fern	North American Badger
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Cystopteridaceae	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)
Genus	Cystopteris	Taxidea
Species	Cystopteris alpina	Taxidea taxus

Conservation Status

Alpine Bladder-fern

NT — Near Threatened

North American Badger

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Bladder-fern	North American Badger
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 American Badger

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.