Alpine Rock-Cress vs pea aphid

Arabis alpina compared with Acyrthosiphon pisum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Rock-Cress	pea aphid
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Brassicales (Brassicales)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Brassicaceae	Aphididae
Genus	Arabis	Acyrthosiphon
Species	Arabis alpina	Acyrthosiphon pisum

Conservation Status

Alpine Rock-Cress

LC — Least Concern

pea aphid

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Rock-Cress	pea aphid
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).

pea aphid

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Asia (Taiwan) and Europe (5 countries).

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:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden