Alpine Rock-Cress vs Philippine Cedar

Arabis alpina compared with Toona calantas

Key Differences

• Alpine Rock-Cress is Least Concern while Philippine Cedar is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Rock-Cress	Philippine Cedar
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Brassicales (Brassicales)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Brassicaceae	Meliaceae
Genus	Arabis	Toona
Species	Arabis alpina	Toona calantas

Evolutionary Relationship

Alpine Rock-Cress and Philippine Cedar share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Alpine Rock-Cress

LC — Least Concern

Philippine Cedar

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Rock-Cress	Philippine Cedar
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).

Philippine Cedar

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

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).