Alpine Bladder-fern vs Ecureuil de finlayson

Cystopteris alpina compared with Callosciurus finlaysonii

Key Differences

• Alpine Bladder-fern is Near Threatened while Ecureuil de finlayson is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Bladder-fern	Ecureuil de finlayson
Kingdom	Plantae (plante)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Filicopsida)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cystopteridaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Cystopteris	Callosciurus
Species	Cystopteris alpina	Callosciurus finlaysonii

Conservation Status

Alpine Bladder-fern

NT — Near Threatened

Ecureuil de finlayson

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Bladder-fern	Ecureuil de finlayson
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.

Ecureuil de finlayson

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found across Asia (Japan, Singapore) and Europe (5 countries).

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden