Alpine Rock-Cress vs netted dog whelk

Arabis alpina compared with Tritia reticulata

Key Differences

• Alpine Rock-Cress is Least Concern while netted dog whelk is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Rock-Cress	netted dog whelk
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Brassicales (Brassicales)	Neogastropoda (Neogastropoda)
Family	Brassicaceae	Nassariidae
Genus	Arabis	Tritia
Species	Arabis alpina	Tritia reticulata

Conservation Status

Alpine Rock-Cress

LC — Least Concern

netted dog whelk

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Rock-Cress	netted dog whelk
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).

netted dog whelk

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Norway.

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:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway