Alpine Bladder-fern vs Atlantic Ancula

Cystopteris alpina compared with Ancula gibbosa

Key Differences

• Alpine Bladder-fern is Near Threatened while Atlantic Ancula is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Bladder-fern	Atlantic Ancula
Kingdom	Plantae (plante)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Mollusca (mollusques)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Filicopsida)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Nudibranchia (Nudibranchia)
Family	Cystopteridaceae	Goniodorididae
Genus	Cystopteris	Ancula
Species	Cystopteris alpina	Ancula gibbosa

Conservation Status

Alpine Bladder-fern

NT — Near Threatened

Atlantic Ancula

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Bladder-fern	Atlantic Ancula
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.

Atlantic Ancula

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, 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.

Atlantic Ancula

The Atlantic Ancula (Ancula gibbosa) is a species in the genus Ancula. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden