Alpine Bladder-fern vs Daurian Hedgehog

Cystopteris alpina compared with Mesechinus dauuricus

Key Differences

• Alpine Bladder-fern is Near Threatened while Daurian Hedgehog is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Bladder-fern	Daurian Hedgehog
Kingdom	Plantae (พืช)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)
Family	Cystopteridaceae	Erinaceidae
Genus	Cystopteris	Mesechinus
Species	Cystopteris alpina	Mesechinus dauuricus

Conservation Status

Alpine Bladder-fern

NT — Near Threatened

Daurian Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Bladder-fern	Daurian Hedgehog
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.

Daurian Hedgehog

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.