alpine bittercress vs Arctic skate

Cardamine bellidifolia compared with Amblyraja hyperborea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine bittercress	Arctic skate
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Brassicales (Brassicales)	Rajiformes (Rajiformes)
Family	Brassicaceae	Rajidae
Genus	Cardamine	Amblyraja
Species	Cardamine bellidifolia	Amblyraja hyperborea

Conservation Status

alpine bittercress

LC — Least Concern

Arctic skate

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine bittercress	Arctic skate
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.

Arctic skate

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Norway.

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.

Arctic skate

The Arctic skate (Amblyraja hyperborea) is a species in the genus Amblyraja. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.