Alpine Rock-Cress vs Short-tailed Emerald

Arabis alpina compared with Chlorostilbon poortmani

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Rock-Cress	Short-tailed Emerald
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	Chlorostilbon
Species	Arabis alpina	Chlorostilbon poortmani

Conservation Status

Alpine Rock-Cress

LC — Least Concern

Short-tailed Emerald

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Rock-Cress	Short-tailed Emerald
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).

Short-tailed Emerald

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Norway, and Venezuela.

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:

🇳🇴 Norway