Alpine Rock-Cress vs Small Chanterelle

Arabis alpina compared with Cantharellus minor

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Rock-Cress	Small Chanterelle
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Brassicales (Brassicales)	Cantharellales (Cantharellales)
Family	Brassicaceae	Hydnaceae
Genus	Arabis	Cantharellus
Species	Arabis alpina	Cantharellus minor

Conservation Status

Alpine Rock-Cress

LC — Least Concern

Small Chanterelle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Rock-Cress	Small Chanterelle
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).

Small Chanterelle

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Taiwan 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).