Alpine Rock-Cress vs bow-winged grasshopper

Arabis alpina compared with Chorthippus biguttulus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Rock-Cress	bow-winged grasshopper
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Brassicales (Brassicales)	Orthoptera (Orthoptera)
Family	Brassicaceae	Acrididae
Genus	Arabis	Chorthippus
Species	Arabis alpina	Chorthippus biguttulus

Conservation Status

Alpine Rock-Cress

LC — Least Concern

bow-winged grasshopper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Rock-Cress	bow-winged grasshopper
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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).

bow-winged grasshopper

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

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).

bow-winged grasshopper

The Bow-winged Grasshopper (Chorthippus biguttulus) is a species in the genus Chorthippus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden