Alpine Rock-Cress vs golden carpet shell

Arabis alpina compared with Polititapes aureus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Rock-Cress	golden carpet shell
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Bivalvia (Bivalvia)
Order	Brassicales (Brassicales)	Venerida (Venerida)
Family	Brassicaceae	Veneridae
Genus	Arabis	Polititapes
Species	Arabis alpina	Polititapes aureus

Conservation Status

Alpine Rock-Cress

LC — Least Concern

golden carpet shell

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Rock-Cress	golden carpet shell
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).

golden carpet shell

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

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).