Alpine Rock-Cress vs Fern Palm

Arabis alpina compared with Cycas revoluta

Key Differences

• Alpine Rock-Cress is Least Concern while Fern Palm is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Rock-Cress	Fern Palm
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Tracheophyta
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Cycadopsida (Cycadopsida)
Order	Brassicales (Brassicales)	Cycadales (Cycadales)
Family	Brassicaceae	Cycadaceae
Genus	Arabis	Cycas
Species	Arabis alpina	Cycas revoluta

Evolutionary Relationship

Alpine Rock-Cress and Fern Palm share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Alpine Rock-Cress

LC — Least Concern

Fern Palm

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Rock-Cress	Fern Palm
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).

Fern Palm

Habitat

Native to Africa and Asia and Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (India, Taiwan), Europe (Portugal), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States