Alder Leaf Gall Mite vs Capon'S-Feather

Eriophyes laevis compared with Aquilegia vulgaris

Key Differences

• Alder Leaf Gall Mite is Not Evaluated while Capon'S-Feather is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder Leaf Gall Mite	Capon'S-Feather
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Arachnida (Arachnids)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Trombidiformes (Trombidiformes)	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)
Family	Eriophyidae	Ranunculaceae
Genus	Eriophyes	Aquilegia
Species	Eriophyes laevis	Aquilegia vulgaris

Conservation Status

Alder Leaf Gall Mite

NE — Not Evaluated

Capon'S-Feather

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder Leaf Gall Mite	Capon'S-Feather
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alder Leaf Gall Mite

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

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

Capon'S-Feather

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (India, Japan), Europe (15 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina, Chile, Ecuador).

Alder Leaf Gall Mite

The Alder Leaf Gall Mite (Eriophyes laevis) is a species in the genus Eriophyes. Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Capon'S-Feather

The Capon's-feather (Aquilegia vulgaris) is a species in the genus Aquilegia. It is currently classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 5 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States