Alpine Bladder-fern vs Fraser's dolphin

Cystopteris alpina compared with Lagenodelphis hosei

Key Differences

• Alpine Bladder-fern is Near Threatened while Fraser's dolphin is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Bladder-fern	Fraser's dolphin
Kingdom	Plantae (식물)	Animalia (동물)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (척삭동물)
Class	Polypodiopsida (고사리강)	Mammalia (포유류)
Order	Polypodiales (고사리목)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Cystopteridaceae	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)
Genus	Cystopteris	Lagenodelphis
Species	Cystopteris alpina	Lagenodelphis hosei

Conservation Status

Alpine Bladder-fern

NT — Near Threatened

Fraser's dolphin

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Bladder-fern	Fraser's dolphin
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.

Fraser's dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Norway, Portugal), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela).

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway