Alder vs Forked Stagshorn

Alnus glutinosa compared with Calocera furcata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder	Forked Stagshorn
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Dacrymycetes (Dacrymycetes)
Order	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)	Dacrymycetales (Dacrymycetales)
Family	Betulaceae	Dacrymycetaceae
Genus	Alnus	Calocera
Species	Alnus glutinosa	Calocera furcata

Conservation Status

Alder

LC — Least Concern

Forked Stagshorn

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder	Forked Stagshorn
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).

Forked Stagshorn

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, 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.