Alpine Bladder-fern vs Northern Mole Vole

Cystopteris alpina compared with Ellobius talpinus

Key Differences

• Alpine Bladder-fern is Near Threatened while Northern Mole Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Bladder-fern	Northern Mole Vole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cystopteridaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Cystopteris	Ellobius
Species	Cystopteris alpina	Ellobius talpinus

Conservation Status

Alpine Bladder-fern

NT — Near Threatened

Northern Mole Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Bladder-fern	Northern Mole Vole
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 Mole Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ukraine.

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.