Alpine Bladder-fern vs Alpine Pine Vole

Cystopteris alpina compared with Microtus multiplex

Key Differences

• Alpine Bladder-fern is Near Threatened while Alpine Pine Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Bladder-fern	Alpine Pine Vole
Kingdom	Plantae (растения)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (хордовые)
Class	Polypodiopsida (папоротниковые)	Mammalia (млекопитающие)
Order	Polypodiales (многоножковые)	Rodentia (грызуны)
Family	Cystopteridaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Cystopteris	Microtus
Species	Cystopteris alpina	Microtus multiplex

Conservation Status

Alpine Bladder-fern

NT — Near Threatened

Alpine Pine Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Bladder-fern	Alpine Pine Vole
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.

Alpine Pine Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.

Alpine Pine Vole

The Alpine Pine Vole (Microtus multiplex) is a species in the genus Microtus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.