Alpine Bladder-fern vs Dwarf Fat-tailed Jerboa

Cystopteris alpina compared with Pygeretmus pumilio

Key Differences

• Alpine Bladder-fern is Near Threatened while Dwarf Fat-tailed Jerboa is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Bladder-fern	Dwarf Fat-tailed Jerboa
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	Dipodidae
Genus	Cystopteris	Pygeretmus
Species	Cystopteris alpina	Pygeretmus pumilio

Conservation Status

Alpine Bladder-fern

NT — Near Threatened

Dwarf Fat-tailed Jerboa

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Bladder-fern	Dwarf Fat-tailed Jerboa
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.

Dwarf Fat-tailed Jerboa

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.