Alpine Rock-Cress vs Mite

Arabis alpina compared with Ornithonyssus bacoti

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Rock-Cress	Mite
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Brassicales (Brassicales)	Mesostigmata (Mesostigmata)
Family	Brassicaceae	Macronyssidae
Genus	Arabis	Ornithonyssus
Species	Arabis alpina	Ornithonyssus bacoti

Conservation Status

Alpine Rock-Cress

LC — Least Concern

Mite

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Rock-Cress	Mite
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).

Mite

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 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 4 countries:

🇨🇿 Czech Republic 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States