Species list for Habitat «Ridges with a lot of fine debris»

Region: Valais Alps
Height: 2900m ASL
Description: Ridges with a lot of fine debris and sparse vegetation. Predominant rock: Bündnerschiefer. In between a few quartz outcrops. Covered with ice until about 1960.

In this habitat, we have so far been able to prove the following creatures and plants, among others:

Fauna

Insects (Insecta)

Bees (Apoidea)

- Bombus monticola, LC
- Bombus cryptarum, LC
Number of species: 2

Flies (Brachycera)

- Eristalis tenax
- Eupeodes luniger
- Volucella pellucens
Number of species: 3

Grasshoppers (Orthoptera)

- Gomphocerus sibiricus, LC
Number of species: 1

Beetles (Coleoptera)

- Phyllobius arborator
- Chrysolina sanguinolenta
Number of species: 2

Butterflies (Lepidoptera)

- Cynthia cardui
- Orenaia lugubralis
- Aglais urticae adult, LC
- Pontia callidice, NT
- Zygaena exulans adult, LC
Number of species: 5

Bugs (Heteroptera)

- Nysius cymoides
Number of species: 1

Wasps (Vespidae)

- Podalonia alpina
Number of species: 1

Mammals (Mammalia)

- Capra ibex, LC, protected CH
Number of species: 1

Birds (Aves)

- Black Redstart, LC, protected CH
Number of species: 1

Flora

Flowers

- Artemisia genipi, LC, protected CH
- Herniaria alpina, LC
- Arabis caerulea, LC
- Erigeron uniflorus, LC
- Saxifraga oppositifolia, LC
- Draba hoppeana, LC
- Pritzelago alpina ssp. brevicaulis, LC
- Gentiana schleicheri, NT
- Campanula cenisia, LC
- Minuartia verna, LC
- Sedum atratum, LC
- Silene acaulis, LC
Number of species: 12

Shrubs

- Salix herbacea, LC
Number of species: 1

Total number of species30
On the Red Lists in CH: 21 / 30 = 70.0%
Protected species in CH: 3 / 30 = 10.0%

Threat status according to Switzerland's Red Lists

Status	Description	Quantity	%	Total RE-LC	%
RE	Extinct in Switzerland	0	0.0	0	0.0
CR	Critically endangered	0	0.0	0	0.0
EN	Highly endangered	0	0.0	0	0.0
VU	Vulnerable	0	0.0	0	0.0
NT	Near endangered	2	9.5	2	9.5
LC	Not endangered	19	90.5	21	100.0
DD	Insufficient data	0	0.0
NE	Not rated	0	0.0
Total		21	100.0

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