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
Number of species: 2

Grasshoppers (Orthoptera)

- Gomphocerus sibiricus, LC
Number of species: 1

Beetles (Coleoptera)

- Phyllobius arborator
- Chrysolina sanguinolenta
Number of species: 2

Butterflies (Lepidoptera)

- Orenaia lugubralis
- Aglais urticae adult, LC
- Pontia callidice, NT
- Zygaena exulans adult, LC
Number of species: 4

Bugs (Heteroptera)

- Nysius cymoides
Number of species: 1

Wasps (Vespidae)

- Podalonia alpina
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 species26
On the Red Lists in CH: 19 / 26 = 73.1%
Protected species in CH: 1 / 26 = 3.8%
Threat status according to Switzerland's Red Lists
StatusDescriptionQuantity%Total
RE-LC
%
REExtinct in Switzerland00.000.0
CRCritically endangered00.000.0
ENHighly endangered00.000.0
VUVulnerable00.000.0
NTNear endangered210.5210.5
LCNot endangered1789.519100.0
DDInsufficient data00.0
NENot rated00.0
Total19100.0