Australian King-Parrot vs Bladder Fern

Alisterus scapularis compared with Cystopteris fragilis

Key Differences

• Australian King-Parrot is Least Concern while Bladder Fern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Australian King-Parrot	Bladder Fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Aves (Birds)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Psittaciformes (Parrots)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Psittacidae (True Parrots)	Cystopteridaceae
Genus	Alisterus	Cystopteris
Species	Alisterus scapularis	Cystopteris fragilis

Conservation Status

Australian King-Parrot

LC — Least Concern

Bladder Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Australian King-Parrot	Bladder Fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Australian King-Parrot

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found across Asia (United Arab Emirates) and Europe (5 countries).

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).

Australian King-Parrot

The Australian King-Parrot (Alisterus scapularis) is a species in the genus Alisterus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

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:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇫🇷 France 🇳🇴 Norway