Alpine Rock-Cress vs Round Ray

Arabis alpina compared with Rajella fyllae

Key Differences

• Alpine Rock-Cress is Least Concern while Round Ray is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Rock-Cress	Round Ray
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Brassicales (Brassicales)	Rajiformes (Rajiformes)
Family	Brassicaceae	Rajidae
Genus	Arabis	Rajella
Species	Arabis alpina	Rajella fyllae

Conservation Status

Alpine Rock-Cress

LC — Least Concern

Round Ray

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Rock-Cress	Round Ray
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).

Round Ray

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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