Alpine Bladder-fern vs small tortoiseshell

Cystopteris alpina compared with Aglais urticae

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Bladder-fern	small tortoiseshell
Kingdom	Plantae (plantas)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Arthropoda (artrópode)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Insecta (inseto)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Cystopteridaceae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Cystopteris	Aglais
Species	Cystopteris alpina	Aglais urticae

Conservation Status

Alpine Bladder-fern

NT — Near Threatened

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Bladder-fern	small tortoiseshell
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.

small tortoiseshell

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (41 countries). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.

small tortoiseshell

A borboleta-urtiga-pequena (Aglais urticae) esta classificada como Quase Ameacada (NT) na Lista Vermelha da UICN. Proxima de se qualificar como ameacada, com populacoes que podem se tornar vulneraveis sem acoes de conservacao.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden