Alpen-Blasenfarn vs Alpine Pika

Cystopteris alpina compared with Ochotona alpina

Key Differences

• Alpen-Blasenfarn is Near Threatened while Alpine Pika is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpen-Blasenfarn	Alpine Pika
Kingdom	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Echte Farne)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Polypodiales (Tüpfelfarnartige)	Lagomorpha (Hasenartige)
Family	Cystopteridaceae	Ochotonidae
Genus	Cystopteris	Ochotona
Species	Cystopteris alpina	Ochotona alpina

Conservation Status

Alpen-Blasenfarn

NT — Near Threatened

Alpine Pika

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpen-Blasenfarn	Alpine Pika
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpen-Blasenfarn

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.

Alpine Pika

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Alpen-Blasenfarn

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.

Alpine Pika

The Alpine Pika (Ochotona alpina) is a species in the genus Ochotona. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.