Alpine Bladder-fern vs Amazon weasel

Cystopteris alpina compared with Mustela africana

Key Differences

• Alpine Bladder-fern is Near Threatened while Amazon weasel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Bladder-fern	Amazon weasel
Kingdom	Plantae (植物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (脊索動物)
Class	Polypodiopsida (ウラボシ綱)	Mammalia (哺乳類)
Order	Polypodiales (ウラボシ目)	Carnivora (ネコ目)
Family	Cystopteridaceae	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)
Genus	Cystopteris	Mustela
Species	Cystopteris alpina	Mustela africana

Conservation Status

Alpine Bladder-fern

NT — Near Threatened

Amazon weasel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Bladder-fern	Amazon weasel
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.

Amazon weasel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.

Amazon weasel

The Amazon weasel (Mustela africana) is a species in the genus Mustela. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.