Alpen-Blasenfarn vs Rizinus

Cystopteris alpina compared with Ricinus communis

Key Differences

• Alpen-Blasenfarn is Near Threatened while Rizinus is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpen-Blasenfarn	Rizinus
Kingdom same	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Echte Farne)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Polypodiales (Tüpfelfarnartige)	Malpighiales (Malpighienartige)
Family	Cystopteridaceae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Cystopteris	Ricinus
Species	Cystopteris alpina	Ricinus communis

Evolutionary Relationship

Alpen-Blasenfarn and Rizinus share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Pflanzen)

Conservation Status

Alpen-Blasenfarn

NT — Near Threatened

Rizinus

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpen-Blasenfarn	Rizinus
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.

Rizinus

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 7 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (33 countries), Asia (26 countries), Europe (23 countries), North America (15 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (14 countries), and South America (12 countries).

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.

Rizinus

The Castor (Ricinus communis) is a species in the genus Ricinus. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 7 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and hi

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden