Alpine Bladder-fern vs False Serotine Bat

Cystopteris alpina compared with Hesperoptenus doriae

Key Differences

• Alpine Bladder-fern is Near Threatened while False Serotine Bat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Bladder-fern	False Serotine Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (植物)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (脊索动物门)
Class	Polypodiopsida (水龍骨綱)	Mammalia (哺乳動物)
Order	Polypodiales (水龙骨目)	Chiroptera (翼手目)
Family	Cystopteridaceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Cystopteris	Hesperoptenus
Species	Cystopteris alpina	Hesperoptenus doriae

Conservation Status

Alpine Bladder-fern

NT — Near Threatened

False Serotine Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Bladder-fern	False Serotine 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.

False Serotine Bat

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.