Alpine Bladder-fern vs Antrocaryon

Cystopteris alpina compared with Antrocaryon micraster

Key Differences

• Alpine Bladder-fern is Near Threatened while Antrocaryon is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Bladder-fern	Antrocaryon
Kingdom same	Plantae (พืช)	Plantae (พืช)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Sapindales (อันดับเงาะ)
Family	Cystopteridaceae	Anacardiaceae
Genus	Cystopteris	Antrocaryon
Species	Cystopteris alpina	Antrocaryon micraster

Evolutionary Relationship

Alpine Bladder-fern and Antrocaryon share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (พืช)

Conservation Status

Alpine Bladder-fern

NT — Near Threatened

Antrocaryon

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Bladder-fern	Antrocaryon
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.

Antrocaryon

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Guinea. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.

Antrocaryon

The Antrocaryon (Antrocaryon micraster) is a species in the genus Antrocaryon. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populatio.