Alpine Bladder-fern vs Finlayson's squirrel

Cystopteris alpina compared with Callosciurus finlaysonii

Key Differences

• Alpine Bladder-fern is Near Threatened while Finlayson's squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Bladder-fern	Finlayson's squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (พืช)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Rodentia (อันดับสัตว์ฟันแทะ)
Family	Cystopteridaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Cystopteris	Callosciurus
Species	Cystopteris alpina	Callosciurus finlaysonii

Conservation Status

Alpine Bladder-fern

NT — Near Threatened

Finlayson's squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Bladder-fern	Finlayson's squirrel
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.

Finlayson's squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found across Asia (Japan, Singapore) and Europe (5 countries).

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden