Alpine Bladder-fern vs Rata-arrocera de Coues

Cystopteris alpina compared with Oryzomys couesi

Key Differences

• Alpine Bladder-fern is Near Threatened while Rata-arrocera de Coues is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Bladder-fern	Rata-arrocera de Coues
Kingdom	Plantae (planta)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cystopteridaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Cystopteris	Oryzomys
Species	Cystopteris alpina	Oryzomys couesi

Conservation Status

Alpine Bladder-fern

NT — Near Threatened

Rata-arrocera de Coues

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Bladder-fern	Rata-arrocera de Coues
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.

Rata-arrocera de Coues

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

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.