Alpine Bladder-fern vs Malagasy civet

Cystopteris alpina compared with Fossa fossana

Key Differences

• Alpine Bladder-fern is Near Threatened while Malagasy civet is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Bladder-fern	Malagasy civet
Kingdom	Plantae (식물)	Animalia (동물)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (척삭동물)
Class	Polypodiopsida (고사리강)	Mammalia (포유류)
Order	Polypodiales (고사리목)	Carnivora (식육목)
Family	Cystopteridaceae	Eupleridae
Genus	Cystopteris	Fossa
Species	Cystopteris alpina	Fossa fossana

Conservation Status

Alpine Bladder-fern

NT — Near Threatened

Malagasy civet

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Bladder-fern	Malagasy civet
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.

Malagasy civet

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.