Alpine Chickweed vs Guemal

Cerastium alpinum compared with Hippocamelus bisulcus

Key Differences

• Alpine Chickweed is Least Concern while Guemal is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Chickweed	Guemal
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Caryophyllaceae	Cervidae (Deer)
Genus	Cerastium	Hippocamelus
Species	Cerastium alpinum	Hippocamelus bisulcus

Conservation Status

Alpine Chickweed

LC — Least Concern

Guemal

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Chickweed	Guemal
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Chickweed

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Guemal

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Alpine Chickweed

The Alpine Chickweed (Cerastium alpinum) is a species in the genus Cerastium. 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 Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.