Alpine Rock-Cress vs Rainbow Starfrontlet

Arabis alpina compared with Coeligena iris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Rock-Cress	Rainbow Starfrontlet
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Brassicales (Brassicales)	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family	Brassicaceae	Trochilidae
Genus	Arabis	Coeligena
Species	Arabis alpina	Coeligena iris

Conservation Status

Alpine Rock-Cress

LC — Least Concern

Rainbow Starfrontlet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Rock-Cress	Rainbow Starfrontlet
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).

Rainbow Starfrontlet

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Ecuador 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).