alpine bittercress vs Leightons linsang

Cardamine bellidifolia compared with Poiana leightoni

Key Differences

• alpine bittercress is Least Concern while Leightons linsang is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine bittercress	Leightons linsang
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Brassicales (Brassicales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Brassicaceae	Viverridae
Genus	Cardamine	Poiana
Species	Cardamine bellidifolia	Poiana leightoni

Conservation Status

alpine bittercress

LC — Least Concern

Leightons linsang

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine bittercress	Leightons linsang
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.

Leightons linsang

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.