Alpine Bladder-fern vs Fishing Cat

Cystopteris alpina compared with Prionailurus viverrinus

Key Differences

• Alpine Bladder-fern is Near Threatened while Fishing Cat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Bladder-fern	Fishing Cat
Kingdom	Plantae (พืช)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Carnivora (สัตว์กินเนื้อ)
Family	Cystopteridaceae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Cystopteris	Prionailurus
Species	Cystopteris alpina	Prionailurus viverrinus

Conservation Status

Alpine Bladder-fern

NT — Near Threatened

Fishing Cat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Bladder-fern	Fishing Cat
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.

Fishing Cat

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.