Alpine Bladder-fern vs Buff-tailed Mining Bee

Cystopteris alpina compared with Andrena humilis

Key Differences

• Alpine Bladder-fern is Near Threatened while Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Bladder-fern	Buff-tailed Mining Bee
Kingdom	Plantae (planta)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Arthropoda (artrópodos)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Insecta (insecto)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Hymenoptera (himenópteros)
Family	Cystopteridaceae	Andrenidae
Genus	Cystopteris	Andrena
Species	Cystopteris alpina	Andrena humilis

Conservation Status

Alpine Bladder-fern

NT — Near Threatened

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Bladder-fern	Buff-tailed Mining Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Bladder-fern

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.

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

Alpine Bladder-fern

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.

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

The Buff-Tailed Mining Bee (Andrena humilis) is a species in the genus Andrena. It is currently classified as Extinct on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden