Alder Leaf Gall Mite vs Alpine Rock-Cress

Eriophyes laevis compared with Arabis alpina

Key Differences

• Alder Leaf Gall Mite is Not Evaluated while Alpine Rock-Cress is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder Leaf Gall Mite	Alpine Rock-Cress
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Arachnida (Arachnids)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Trombidiformes (Trombidiformes)	Brassicales (Brassicales)
Family	Eriophyidae	Brassicaceae
Genus	Eriophyes	Arabis
Species	Eriophyes laevis	Arabis alpina

Conservation Status

Alder Leaf Gall Mite

NE — Not Evaluated

Alpine Rock-Cress

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder Leaf Gall Mite	Alpine Rock-Cress
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alder Leaf Gall Mite

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

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

Alpine Rock-Cress

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (10 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Argentina).

Alder Leaf Gall Mite

The Alder Leaf Gall Mite (Eriophyes laevis) is a species in the genus Eriophyes. Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Alpine Rock-Cress

The Alpine Rock-Cress (Arabis alpina) is a species in the genus Arabis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Widely distributed across Europe (10 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Argentina).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 5 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States