Alpine Rock-Cress vs Mud Dauber

Arabis alpina compared with Sceliphron caementarium

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Rock-Cress	Mud Dauber
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Brassicales (Brassicales)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Brassicaceae	Sphecidae
Genus	Arabis	Sceliphron
Species	Arabis alpina	Sceliphron caementarium

Conservation Status

Alpine Rock-Cress

LC — Least Concern

Mud Dauber

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Rock-Cress	Mud Dauber
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).

Mud Dauber

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (15 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 6 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇫🇷 France 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇳🇴 Norway 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 🇺🇸 United States