Bali Shortcake vs Bittercress

Acropora latistella compared with Cardamine hirsuta

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bali Shortcake	Bittercress
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Cnidaria (Cnidarians)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Anthozoa	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Scleractinia (Scleractinia)	Brassicales (Brassicales)
Family	Acroporidae	Brassicaceae
Genus	Acropora	Cardamine
Species	Acropora latistella	Cardamine hirsuta

Conservation Status

Bali Shortcake

LC — Least Concern

Bittercress

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bali Shortcake	Bittercress
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bali Shortcake

Habitat

Native to Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Bittercress

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands, among 7 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (6 countries), Europe (10 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Marshall Islands, Papua New Guinea), and South America (4 countries).

Bali Shortcake

The Bali Shortcake (Acropora latistella) is a species in the genus Acropora. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Bittercress

The Bittercress (Cardamine hirsuta) is a species in the genus Cardamine. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands, among 7 distinct biome types. Populations are also