Alpen-Blasenfarn vs Broad-bordered Acraea

Cystopteris alpina compared with Acraea anemosa

Key Differences

• Alpen-Blasenfarn is Near Threatened while Broad-bordered Acraea is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpen-Blasenfarn	Broad-bordered Acraea
Kingdom	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Echte Farne)	Insecta (Insekten)
Order	Polypodiales (Tüpfelfarnartige)	Lepidoptera (Schmetterlinge)
Family	Cystopteridaceae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Cystopteris	Acraea
Species	Cystopteris alpina	Acraea anemosa

Conservation Status

Alpen-Blasenfarn

NT — Near Threatened

Broad-bordered Acraea

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpen-Blasenfarn	Broad-bordered Acraea
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.

Broad-bordered Acraea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.

Broad-bordered Acraea

The Broad-bordered Acraea (Acraea anemosa) is a species in the genus Acraea. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.