Alpine Rock-Cress vs Centric diatom

Arabis alpina compared with Skeletonema subsalsum

Key Differences

• Alpine Rock-Cress is Least Concern while Centric diatom is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Rock-Cress	Centric diatom
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Chromista (Chromista)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Bacillariophyceae (Bacillariophyceae)
Order	Brassicales (Brassicales)	Thalassiosirales (Thalassiosirales)
Family	Brassicaceae	Skeletonemaceae
Genus	Arabis	Skeletonema
Species	Arabis alpina	Skeletonema subsalsum

Conservation Status

Alpine Rock-Cress

LC — Least Concern

Centric diatom

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Rock-Cress	Centric diatom
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).

Centric diatom

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and North America (United States).

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).

Centric diatom

The Centric Diatom (Skeletonema subsalsum) is a species in the genus Skeletonema. Found across Europe (7 countries) and North America (United States).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 5 countries:

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