Alpine Bladder-fern vs Balkan Mole

Cystopteris alpina compared with Talpa stankovici

Key Differences

• Alpine Bladder-fern is Near Threatened while Balkan Mole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Bladder-fern	Balkan Mole
Kingdom	Plantae (식물)	Animalia (동물)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (척삭동물)
Class	Polypodiopsida (고사리강)	Mammalia (포유류)
Order	Polypodiales (고사리목)	Soricomorpha (땃쥐목)
Family	Cystopteridaceae	Talpidae
Genus	Cystopteris	Talpa
Species	Cystopteris alpina	Talpa stankovici

Conservation Status

Alpine Bladder-fern

NT — Near Threatened

Balkan Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Bladder-fern	Balkan Mole
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.

Balkan Mole

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.

Balkan Mole

The Balkan Mole (Talpa stankovici) is a species in the genus Talpa. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. Like other members of its genus, this species plays a role in its native ecosystem.