alpine pussytoes vs Bladder Fern

Antennaria alpina compared with Cystopteris fragilis

Key Differences

• alpine pussytoes is Least Concern while Bladder Fern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine pussytoes	Bladder Fern
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Tracheophyta
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Cystopteridaceae
Genus	Antennaria	Cystopteris
Species	Antennaria alpina	Cystopteris fragilis

Evolutionary Relationship

alpine pussytoes and Bladder Fern share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

alpine pussytoes

LC — Least Concern

Bladder Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine pussytoes	Bladder Fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

alpine pussytoes

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden.

Bladder Fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Colombia).

alpine pussytoes

The Alpine pussytoes (Antennaria alpina) is a species in the genus Antennaria. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Distributed across Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden.

Bladder Fern

The Bladder Fern (Cystopteris fragilis) is a species in the genus Cystopteris. Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇮🇸 Iceland 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden