Species list for Habitat «Barren land»
Region: Valais Alps
Height: 2580m ASL
Description: Soil of fine rocky debris with few grasses and flowers (e.g. counter-leaved saxifrage) and lichens.
The barren area is not used as alpine pasture.
Height: 2580m ASL
Description: Soil of fine rocky debris with few grasses and flowers (e.g. counter-leaved saxifrage) and lichens.
The barren area is not used as alpine pasture.
In this habitat, we have so far been able to prove the following creatures and plants, among others:
Plants
Fauna
Insects
Flies (Brachycera)
- Helina reversio
Number of species: 2
Grasshoppers (Orthoptera)
Number of species: 1
Beetles (Coleoptera)
- Phyllobius glaucus
- Heptaulacus testudinarius
- Malthodes flavoguttatus
- Cicindela gallica, LC
Number of species: 5
Butterflies (Lepidoptera)
- Metaxmeste schrankiana
- Macroglossum stellatarum
- Setina aurita caterpillar
- Zygaena exulans adult, LC
Number of species: 5
Wasps (Vespidae)
Number of species: 1
Spiders (Araneae)
- Thanatus coloradensis
- Aelurillus v-insignitus
Number of species: 3
Flowers
- Herniaria alpina, LC
- Trifolium alpinum, LC
- Oxytropis campestris, LC
- Leontopodium alpinum, LC
- Saxifraga oppositifolia, LC
- Gentiana schleicheri, NT
- Gentiana nivalis, LC
- Anthyllis vulneraria ssp. alpestris, LC
- Beetles
- Campanula cochleariifolia, LC
- Dryas octopetala, LC
- Euphrasia minima, LC
- Gypsophila repens, LC
- Saxifraga paniculata, LC
- Sedum atratum, LC
- Silene acaulis, LC
Number of species: 17
Lichens (Lichen)
- Psora decipiens, LC
- Cetraria aculeata, LC
Number of species: 3
Shrubs
Number of species: 1
Total number of species38
On the Red Lists in CH: 23 / 38 = 60.5%
Protected species in CH: 0 / 38 = 0.0%
On the Red Lists in CH: 23 / 38 = 60.5%
Protected species in CH: 0 / 38 = 0.0%
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 | 1 | 4.3 | 1 | 4.3 |
| LC | Not endangered | 22 | 95.7 | 23 | 100.0 |
| DD | Insufficient data | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| NE | Not rated | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| Total | 23 | 100.0 |