Alpine Rock-Cress vs tiny risso snail

Arabis alpina compared with Rissoa parva

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Rock-Cress	tiny risso snail
Kingdom	Plantae (植物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)	Mollusca (軟体動物)
Class	Magnoliopsida (モクレン綱)	Gastropoda (腹足綱)
Order	Brassicales (アブラナ目)	Littorinimorpha (タマキビガイ下目)
Family	Brassicaceae	Rissoidae
Genus	Arabis	Rissoa
Species	Arabis alpina	Rissoa parva

Conservation Status

Alpine Rock-Cress

LC — Least Concern

tiny risso snail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Rock-Cress	tiny risso snail
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).

tiny risso snail

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden