Alpine Rock-Cress vs scarce large blue

Arabis alpina compared with Maculinea teleius

Key Differences

• Alpine Rock-Cress is Least Concern while scarce large blue is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Rock-Cress	scarce large blue
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Brassicales (Brassicales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Brassicaceae	Lycaenidae
Genus	Arabis	Maculinea
Species	Arabis alpina	Maculinea teleius

Conservation Status

Alpine Rock-Cress

LC — Least Concern

scarce large blue

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Rock-Cress	scarce large blue
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).

scarce large blue

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Belgium.

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 1 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium