Alpine Bladder-fern vs Candelabra Tree

Cystopteris alpina compared with Araucaria angustifolia

Key Differences

• Alpine Bladder-fern is Near Threatened while Candelabra Tree is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Bladder-fern	Candelabra Tree
Kingdom same	Plantae (พืช)	Plantae (พืช)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Coniferophyta (Conifers)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Pinopsida (Conifers)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Pinales (Pines & Allies)
Family	Cystopteridaceae	Araucariaceae
Genus	Cystopteris	Araucaria
Species	Cystopteris alpina	Araucaria angustifolia

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Alpine Bladder-fern

NT — Near Threatened

Candelabra Tree

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Bladder-fern	Candelabra Tree
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.

Candelabra Tree

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 6 distinct biome types spanning the Neotropic and Oceanian realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and India. Currently classified as Critically Endangered 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.

Candelabra Tree

The Candelabra Tree (Araucaria angustifolia) is a species in the genus Araucaria. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 6 distinct biome types spanning the