Alpine Bladder-fern vs Big-Leaf Maple

Cystopteris alpina compared with Acer macrophyllum

Key Differences

• Alpine Bladder-fern is Near Threatened while Big-Leaf Maple is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Bladder-fern	Big-Leaf Maple
Kingdom same	Plantae (tumbuhan)	Plantae (tumbuhan)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Cystopteridaceae	Sapindaceae
Genus	Cystopteris	Acer
Species	Cystopteris alpina	Acer macrophyllum

Evolutionary Relationship

Alpine Bladder-fern and Big-Leaf Maple share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (tumbuhan)

Conservation Status

Alpine Bladder-fern

NT — Near Threatened

Big-Leaf Maple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Bladder-fern	Big-Leaf Maple
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.

Big-Leaf Maple

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Canada, Ireland, and United States.

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.

Big-Leaf Maple

The Big-Leaf Maple (Acer macrophyllum) is a species in the genus Acer. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.