Alpine Bladder-fern vs Preuss s Red Colobus

Cystopteris alpina compared with Piliocolobus preussi

Key Differences

• Alpine Bladder-fern is Near Threatened while Preuss s Red Colobus is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Bladder-fern	Preuss s Red Colobus
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Cystopteridaceae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Cystopteris	Piliocolobus
Species	Cystopteris alpina	Piliocolobus preussi

Conservation Status

Alpine Bladder-fern

NT — Near Threatened

Preuss s Red Colobus

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Bladder-fern	Preuss s Red Colobus
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.

Preuss s Red Colobus

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.