alpine bittercress vs Ili Pika

Cardamine bellidifolia compared with Ochotona iliensis

Key Differences

• alpine bittercress is Least Concern while Ili Pika is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine bittercress	Ili Pika
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Brassicales (Brassicales)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Brassicaceae	Ochotonidae
Genus	Cardamine	Ochotona
Species	Cardamine bellidifolia	Ochotona iliensis

Conservation Status

alpine bittercress

LC — Least Concern

Ili Pika

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine bittercress	Ili Pika
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.

Ili Pika

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.