Alpine Rock-Cress vs Large Ringlet

Arabis alpina compared with Erebia euryale

Key Differences

• Alpine Rock-Cress is Least Concern while Large Ringlet is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Rock-Cress	Large Ringlet
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Brassicales (Brassicales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Brassicaceae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Arabis	Erebia
Species	Arabis alpina	Erebia euryale

Conservation Status

Alpine Rock-Cress

LC — Least Concern

Large Ringlet

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Rock-Cress	Large Ringlet
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).

Large Ringlet

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (25 countries).

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:

🇨🇿 Czech Republic 🇫🇷 France 🇸🇪 Sweden