Alpine Bladder-fern vs Northern Bettong

Cystopteris alpina compared with Bettongia tropica

Key Differences

• Alpine Bladder-fern is Near Threatened while Northern Bettong is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Bladder-fern	Northern Bettong
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Cystopteridaceae	Potoroidae
Genus	Cystopteris	Bettongia
Species	Cystopteris alpina	Bettongia tropica

Conservation Status

Alpine Bladder-fern

NT — Near Threatened

Northern Bettong

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Bladder-fern	Northern Bettong
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.

Northern Bettong

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.