Alpine Bladder-fern vs Papuan Abeomelomys

Cystopteris alpina compared with Abeomelomys sevia

Key Differences

• Alpine Bladder-fern is Near Threatened while Papuan Abeomelomys is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Bladder-fern	Papuan Abeomelomys
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cystopteridaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Cystopteris	Abeomelomys
Species	Cystopteris alpina	Abeomelomys sevia

Conservation Status

Alpine Bladder-fern

NT — Near Threatened

Papuan Abeomelomys

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Bladder-fern	Papuan Abeomelomys
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.

Papuan Abeomelomys

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.