Alpine Bladder-fern vs Markhor

Cystopteris alpina compared with Capra falconeri

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Bladder-fern	Markhor
Kingdom	Plantae (planta)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Artiodactyla (artiodáctilos)
Family	Cystopteridaceae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Cystopteris	Capra
Species	Cystopteris alpina	Capra falconeri

Conservation Status

Alpine Bladder-fern

NT — Near Threatened

Markhor

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Bladder-fern	Markhor
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.

Markhor

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Russia. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.