Alpine Rock-Cress vs Oriental Scarlet

Arabis alpina compared with Crocothemis servilia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Rock-Cress	Oriental Scarlet
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Brassicales (Brassicales)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Brassicaceae	Libellulidae
Genus	Arabis	Crocothemis
Species	Arabis alpina	Crocothemis servilia

Conservation Status

Alpine Rock-Cress

LC — Least Concern

Oriental Scarlet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Rock-Cress	Oriental Scarlet
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).

Oriental Scarlet

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Poland, United Kingdom, 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).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇬🇧 United Kingdom 🇺🇸 United States