Alpine Bladder-fern vs Globe Thistle

Cystopteris alpina compared with Echinops ritro

Key Differences

• Alpine Bladder-fern is Near Threatened while Globe Thistle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Bladder-fern	Globe Thistle
Kingdom	Plantae (plantas)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)
Family	Cystopteridaceae	Tenrecidae
Genus	Cystopteris	Echinops
Species	Cystopteris alpina	Echinops ritro

Conservation Status

Alpine Bladder-fern

NT — Near Threatened

Globe Thistle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Bladder-fern	Globe Thistle
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.

Globe Thistle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Estonia, Russia, and United States.

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.