Alpine Rock-Cress vs Dry Rot

Arabis alpina compared with Serpula lacrymans

Key Differences

• Alpine Rock-Cress is Least Concern while Dry Rot is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Rock-Cress	Dry Rot
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Annelida (Segmented Worms)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Polychaeta (Polychaeta)
Order	Brassicales (Brassicales)	Sabellida (Sabellida)
Family	Brassicaceae	Serpulidae
Genus	Arabis	Serpula
Species	Arabis alpina	Serpula lacrymans

Conservation Status

Alpine Rock-Cress

LC — Least Concern

Dry Rot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Rock-Cress	Dry Rot
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).

Dry Rot

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Chile).

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