alpine bittercress vs Leadebeater s Possum

Cardamine bellidifolia compared with Gymnobelideus leadbeateri

Key Differences

• alpine bittercress is Least Concern while Leadebeater s Possum is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine bittercress	Leadebeater s Possum
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Brassicales (Brassicales)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Brassicaceae	Petauridae
Genus	Cardamine	Gymnobelideus
Species	Cardamine bellidifolia	Gymnobelideus leadbeateri

Conservation Status

alpine bittercress

LC — Least Concern

Leadebeater s Possum

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine bittercress	Leadebeater s Possum
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.

Leadebeater s Possum

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.