Alpine Bladder-fern vs Javan Rusa

Cystopteris alpina compared with Rusa timorensis

Key Differences

• Alpine Bladder-fern is Near Threatened while Javan Rusa is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Bladder-fern	Javan Rusa
Kingdom	Plantae (พืช)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Artiodactyla (อันดับสัตว์กีบคู่)
Family	Cystopteridaceae	Cervidae (Deer)
Genus	Cystopteris	Rusa
Species	Cystopteris alpina	Rusa timorensis

Conservation Status

Alpine Bladder-fern

NT — Near Threatened

Javan Rusa

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Bladder-fern	Javan Rusa
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.

Javan Rusa

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, tundra, and tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests spanning the Australasia and Afrotropic and Oceanian realms.

Range

Distributed across Mauritius, New Zealand, and Norway. Currently classified as Vulnerable 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway