Alpine Bladder-fern vs Greater Ghost Bat

Cystopteris alpina compared with Diclidurus ingens

Key Differences

• Alpine Bladder-fern is Near Threatened while Greater Ghost Bat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Bladder-fern	Greater Ghost Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (พืช)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Chiroptera (ค้างคาว)
Family	Cystopteridaceae	Emballonuridae
Genus	Cystopteris	Diclidurus
Species	Cystopteris alpina	Diclidurus ingens

Conservation Status

Alpine Bladder-fern

NT — Near Threatened

Greater Ghost Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Bladder-fern	Greater Ghost Bat
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.

Greater Ghost Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

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.