Alectryon vs Alpine Bladder-fern

Alectryon tropicus compared with Cystopteris alpina

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alectryon	Alpine Bladder-fern
Kingdom same	Plantae (plantas)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Tracheophyta
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Cystopteridaceae
Genus	Alectryon	Cystopteris
Species	Alectryon tropicus	Cystopteris alpina

Evolutionary Relationship

Alectryon and Alpine Bladder-fern share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (plantas)

Conservation Status

Alectryon

NT — Near Threatened

Alpine Bladder-fern

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alectryon	Alpine Bladder-fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alectryon

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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.

Alectryon

The Alectryon (Alectryon tropicus) is a species in the genus Alectryon. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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.