Alpine Rock-Cress vs Microphysid bug

Arabis alpina compared with Loricula exilis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Rock-Cress	Microphysid bug
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Brassicales (Brassicales)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Brassicaceae	Microphysidae
Genus	Arabis	Loricula
Species	Arabis alpina	Loricula exilis

Conservation Status

Alpine Rock-Cress

LC — Least Concern

Microphysid bug

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Rock-Cress	Microphysid bug
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).

Microphysid bug

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, 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).