Alpine Rock-Cress vs Pine processionary

Arabis alpina compared with Thaumetopoea pityocampa

Key Differences

• Alpine Rock-Cress is Least Concern while Pine processionary is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Rock-Cress	Pine processionary
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Brassicales (Brassicales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Brassicaceae	Notodontidae
Genus	Arabis	Thaumetopoea
Species	Arabis alpina	Thaumetopoea pityocampa

Conservation Status

Alpine Rock-Cress

LC — Least Concern

Pine processionary

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Rock-Cress	Pine processionary
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).

Pine processionary

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Algeria, Belgium, 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 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway