Alpine Rock-Cress vs Silent Firefly

Arabis alpina compared with Photinus indictus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Rock-Cress	Silent Firefly
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Brassicales (Brassicales)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Brassicaceae	Lampyridae
Genus	Arabis	Photinus
Species	Arabis alpina	Photinus indictus

Conservation Status

Alpine Rock-Cress

LC — Least Concern

Silent Firefly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Rock-Cress	Silent Firefly
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).

Silent Firefly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada and 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 2 countries:

🇨🇦 Canada 🇺🇸 United States