alpine bittercress vs American Toad

Cardamine bellidifolia compared with Anaxyrus americanus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine bittercress	American Toad
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Amphibia (Amphibians)
Order	Brassicales (Brassicales)	Anura (Frogs & Toads)
Family	Brassicaceae	Bufonidae
Genus	Cardamine	Anaxyrus
Species	Cardamine bellidifolia	Anaxyrus americanus

Conservation Status

alpine bittercress

LC — Least Concern

American Toad

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine bittercress	American Toad
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

alpine bittercress

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden.

American Toad

Habitat

Typically found in freshwater habitats, moist forests, and wetlands.

Range

Found in United States.

alpine bittercress

The Alpine bittercress (Cardamine bellidifolia) is a species in the genus Cardamine. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Distributed across Canada, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden.

American Toad

The American Toad (Anaxyrus americanus) is a species in the genus Anaxyrus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in freshwater habitats, moist forests, and wetlands.