Alpine Rock-Cress vs Ridged Tooth

Arabis alpina compared with Hydnellum scrobiculatum

Key Differences

• Alpine Rock-Cress is Least Concern while Ridged Tooth is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Rock-Cress	Ridged Tooth
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Brassicales (Brassicales)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Brassicaceae	Bankeraceae
Genus	Arabis	Hydnellum
Species	Arabis alpina	Hydnellum scrobiculatum

Conservation Status

Alpine Rock-Cress

LC — Least Concern

Ridged Tooth

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Rock-Cress	Ridged Tooth
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).

Ridged Tooth

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (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 5 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States