Alder vs Dog tick

Alnus glutinosa compared with Ixodes canisuga

Key Differences

Alder is Least Concern while Dog tick is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder	Dog tick
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)	Ixodida (Ixodida)
Family	Betulaceae	Ixodidae
Genus	Alnus	Ixodes
Species	Alnus glutinosa	Ixodes canisuga

Conservation Status

Alder

LC — Least Concern

Dog tick

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder	Dog tick
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).

Dog tick

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Distributed across Luxembourg and Sweden.

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.