Alpine Rock-Cress vs King Pin

Arabis alpina compared with Chaenothecopsis debilis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Rock-Cress	King Pin
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Eurotiomycetes (Eurotiomycetes)
Order	Brassicales (Brassicales)	Mycocaliciales (Mycocaliciales)
Family	Brassicaceae	Mycocaliciaceae
Genus	Arabis	Chaenothecopsis
Species	Arabis alpina	Chaenothecopsis debilis

Conservation Status

Alpine Rock-Cress

LC — Least Concern

King Pin

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Rock-Cress	King Pin
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).

King Pin

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and 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 4 countries:

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