Alpine Rock-Cress vs starling mite

Arabis alpina compared with Ornithonyssus bursa

Key Differences

• Alpine Rock-Cress is Least Concern while starling mite is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Rock-Cress	starling mite
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Brassicales (Brassicales)	Mesostigmata (Mesostigmata)
Family	Brassicaceae	Macronyssidae
Genus	Arabis	Ornithonyssus
Species	Arabis alpina	Ornithonyssus bursa

Conservation Status

Alpine Rock-Cress

LC — Least Concern

starling mite

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Rock-Cress	starling mite
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).

starling mite

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Distributed across Czech Republic, Denmark, and Taiwan.

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:

🇨🇿 Czech Republic 🇩🇰 Denmark