alpine bittercress vs brittlestar

Cardamine bellidifolia compared with Amphiura filiformis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine bittercress	brittlestar
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Echinodermata (Echinoderms)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Ophiuroidea (Ophiuroidea)
Order	Brassicales (Brassicales)	Amphilepidida (Amphilepidida)
Family	Brassicaceae	Amphiuridae
Genus	Cardamine	Amphiura
Species	Cardamine bellidifolia	Amphiura filiformis

Conservation Status

alpine bittercress

LC — Least Concern

brittlestar

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine bittercress	brittlestar
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.

brittlestar

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.

brittlestar

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

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden