Alpine Bladder-fern vs Capon'S-Feather

Cystopteris alpina compared with Aquilegia vulgaris

Key Differences

• Alpine Bladder-fern is Near Threatened while Capon'S-Feather is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Bladder-fern	Capon'S-Feather
Kingdom same	Plantae (plantas)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)
Family	Cystopteridaceae	Ranunculaceae
Genus	Cystopteris	Aquilegia
Species	Cystopteris alpina	Aquilegia vulgaris

Evolutionary Relationship

Alpine Bladder-fern and Capon'S-Feather share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (plantas)

Conservation Status

Alpine Bladder-fern

NT — Near Threatened

Capon'S-Feather

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Bladder-fern	Capon'S-Feather
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.

Capon'S-Feather

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (India, Japan), Europe (15 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina, Chile, Ecuador).

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.

Capon'S-Feather

The Capon's-feather (Aquilegia vulgaris) is a species in the genus Aquilegia. It is currently classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden