Alpine Rock-Cress vs Bladder Fern

Arabis alpina compared with Cystopteris fragilis

Key Differences

• Alpine Rock-Cress is Least Concern while Bladder Fern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Rock-Cress	Bladder Fern
Kingdom same	Plantae (พืช)	Plantae (พืช)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Tracheophyta
Class	Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Brassicales (อันดับผักกาด)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Brassicaceae	Cystopteridaceae
Genus	Arabis	Cystopteris
Species	Arabis alpina	Cystopteris fragilis

Evolutionary Relationship

Alpine Rock-Cress and Bladder Fern share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (พืช)

Conservation Status

Alpine Rock-Cress

LC — Least Concern

Bladder Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Rock-Cress	Bladder Fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Rock-Cress

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (10 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Argentina).

Bladder Fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Colombia).

Alpine Rock-Cress

The Alpine Rock-Cress (Arabis alpina) is a species in the genus Arabis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Widely distributed across Europe (10 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Argentina).

Bladder Fern

The Bladder Fern (Cystopteris fragilis) is a species in the genus Cystopteris. Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 8 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇨🇦 Canada 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇫🇷 France 🇮🇸 Iceland 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States