Alder vs Crested Auklet

Alnus glutinosa compared with Aethia cristatella

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder	Crested Auklet
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)	Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)
Family	Betulaceae	Alcidae
Genus	Alnus	Aethia
Species	Alnus glutinosa	Aethia cristatella

Conservation Status

Alder

LC — Least Concern

Crested Auklet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder	Crested Auklet
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

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (India, Japan), Europe (6 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Chile).

Crested Auklet

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Norway and United Kingdom.

Alder

The Alder (Alnus glutinosa) 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.