Alpine Rock-Cress vs Fatmucket

Arabis alpina compared with Lampsilis siliquoidea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Rock-Cress	Fatmucket
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Bivalvia (Bivalvia)
Order	Brassicales (Brassicales)	Unionida (Unionida)
Family	Brassicaceae	Unionidae
Genus	Arabis	Lampsilis
Species	Arabis alpina	Lampsilis siliquoidea

Conservation Status

Alpine Rock-Cress

LC — Least Concern

Fatmucket

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Rock-Cress	Fatmucket
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).

Fatmucket

Habitat

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

Range

Found in 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).