Alpine Bladder-fern vs brown point snail

Cystopteris alpina compared with Acicula fusca

Key Differences

• Alpine Bladder-fern is Near Threatened while brown point snail is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Bladder-fern	brown point snail
Kingdom	Plantae (plantas)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Mollusca (Moluscos)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Gastropoda (Gastrópodes)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)
Family	Cystopteridaceae	Aciculidae
Genus	Cystopteris	Acicula
Species	Cystopteris alpina	Acicula fusca

Conservation Status

Alpine Bladder-fern

NT — Near Threatened

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Bladder-fern	brown point snail
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.

brown point snail

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Norway.

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.

brown point snail

The Brown Point Snail (Acicula fusca) is a species in the genus Acicula. It is currently classified as Extinct on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway