Alpine Rock-Cress vs Five-spot Burnet

Arabis alpina compared with Zygaena trifolii

Key Differences

• Alpine Rock-Cress is Least Concern while Five-spot Burnet is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Rock-Cress	Five-spot Burnet
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Brassicales (Brassicales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Brassicaceae	Zygaenidae
Genus	Arabis	Zygaena
Species	Arabis alpina	Zygaena trifolii

Conservation Status

Alpine Rock-Cress

LC — Least Concern

Five-spot Burnet

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Rock-Cress	Five-spot Burnet
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).

Five-spot Burnet

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Sweden, and Switzerland.

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 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇸🇪 Sweden