Alpine Rock-Cress vs Clouded Apollo

Arabis alpina compared with Parnassius mnemosyne

Key Differences

• Alpine Rock-Cress is Least Concern while Clouded Apollo is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Rock-Cress	Clouded Apollo
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Brassicales (Brassicales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Brassicaceae	Papilionidae
Genus	Arabis	Parnassius
Species	Arabis alpina	Parnassius mnemosyne

Conservation Status

Alpine Rock-Cress

LC — Least Concern

Clouded Apollo

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Rock-Cress	Clouded Apollo
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).

Clouded Apollo

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (33 countries). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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).

Clouded Apollo

Clouded Apollo (Parnassius mnemosyne) is classified as Near Threatened (NT) on the IUCN Red List. Close to qualifying as threatened, with populations that may become vulnerable without conservation action.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 6 countries:

🇨🇿 Czech Republic 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇫🇷 France 🇱🇻 Latvia 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden