Alder vs Floating Fern

Alnus acuminata compared with Salvinia natans

Key Differences

• Alder is Least Concern while Floating Fern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder	Floating Fern
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Tracheophyta
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Betulaceae	Salviniaceae
Genus	Alnus	Salvinia
Species	Alnus acuminata	Salvinia natans

Evolutionary Relationship

Alder and Floating Fern share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Alder

LC — Least Concern

Floating Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder	Floating Fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alder

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Colombia.

Floating Fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (Honduras), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

Alder

The Alder (Alnus acuminata) is a species in the genus Alnus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.