Alpine Bladder-fern vs Sumatran orangutan

Cystopteris alpina compared with Pongo abelii

Key Differences

• Alpine Bladder-fern is Near Threatened while Sumatran orangutan is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Bladder-fern	Sumatran orangutan
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Cystopteridaceae	Hominidae (Great Apes)
Genus	Cystopteris	Pongo (Orangutans)
Species	Cystopteris alpina	Pongo abelii

Conservation Status

Alpine Bladder-fern

NT — Near Threatened

Sumatran orangutan

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Bladder-fern	Sumatran orangutan
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.

Sumatran orangutan

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.