alpine bittercress vs Plateau Pika

Cardamine bellidifolia compared with Ochotona curzoniae

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine bittercress	Plateau 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 curzoniae

Conservation Status

alpine bittercress

LC — Least Concern

Plateau Pika

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine bittercress	Plateau 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.

Plateau 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.