Alpine Bladder-fern vs Large False Serotine

Cystopteris alpina compared with Hesperoptenus tomesi

Key Differences

• Alpine Bladder-fern is Near Threatened while Large False Serotine is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Bladder-fern	Large False Serotine
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 tomesi

Conservation Status

Alpine Bladder-fern

NT — Near Threatened

Large False Serotine

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Bladder-fern	Large False Serotine
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.

Large False Serotine

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.