Lyrate Rockcress vs Mountain Rock-Cress

Arabidopsis lyrata compared with Arabidopsis petraea

Key Differences

• Lyrate Rockcress is Extinct while Mountain Rock-Cress is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lyrate Rockcress	Mountain Rock-Cress
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Brassicales (Brassicales)	Brassicales (Brassicales)
Family same	Brassicaceae	Brassicaceae
Genus same	Arabidopsis	Arabidopsis
Species	Arabidopsis lyrata	Arabidopsis petraea

Evolutionary Relationship

Lyrate Rockcress and Mountain Rock-Cress share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Arabidopsis.

Conservation Status

Lyrate Rockcress

EX — Extinct

Mountain Rock-Cress

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lyrate Rockcress	Mountain Rock-Cress
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lyrate Rockcress

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.

Mountain Rock-Cress

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇺🇸 United States