Alpine Rock-Cress vs field slug

Arabis alpina compared with Deroceras agreste

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Rock-Cress	field slug
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Brassicales (Brassicales)	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)
Family	Brassicaceae	Agriolimacidae
Genus	Arabis	Deroceras
Species	Arabis alpina	Deroceras agreste

Conservation Status

Alpine Rock-Cress

LC — Least Concern

field slug

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Rock-Cress	field slug
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).

field slug

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Argentina, Chile, Paraguay).

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 6 countries:

🇦🇷 Argentina 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇫🇷 France 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States