Alpine Bladder-fern vs Black Flying Squirrel

Cystopteris alpina compared with Aeromys tephromelas

Key Differences

• Alpine Bladder-fern is Near Threatened while Black Flying Squirrel is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Bladder-fern	Black Flying Squirrel
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)	Rodentia (ネズミ目)
Family	Cystopteridaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Cystopteris	Aeromys
Species	Cystopteris alpina	Aeromys tephromelas

Conservation Status

Alpine Bladder-fern

NT — Near Threatened

Black Flying Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Bladder-fern	Black Flying Squirrel
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.

Black Flying Squirrel

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.

Black Flying Squirrel

The Black Flying Squirrel (Aeromys tephromelas) is a species in the genus Aeromys. Its conservation status is listed as Data Deficient, indicating insufficient data for assessment. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.