Alpine Rock-Cress vs Hover fly

Arabis alpina compared with Eumerus strigatus

Key Differences

• Alpine Rock-Cress is Least Concern while Hover fly is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Rock-Cress	Hover fly
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Brassicales (Brassicales)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Brassicaceae	Syrphidae
Genus	Arabis	Eumerus
Species	Arabis alpina	Eumerus strigatus

Conservation Status

Alpine Rock-Cress

LC — Least Concern

Hover fly

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Rock-Cress	Hover fly
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).

Hover fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (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).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 5 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States