Alpine Rock-Cress vs Dusky arion

Arabis alpina compared with Arion subfuscus

Key Differences

• Alpine Rock-Cress is Least Concern while Dusky arion is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Rock-Cress	Dusky arion
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Brassicales (Brassicales)	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)
Family	Brassicaceae	Arionidae
Genus	Arabis	Arion
Species	Arabis alpina	Arion subfuscus

Conservation Status

Alpine Rock-Cress

LC — Least Concern

Dusky arion

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Rock-Cress	Dusky arion
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).

Dusky arion

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Found across Europe (5 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).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 5 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇫🇷 France 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States