Alder vs Fringed Cup

Alnus glutinosa compared with Encoelia fimbriata

Key Differences

• Alder is Least Concern while Fringed Cup is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder	Fringed Cup
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)
Order	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)	Helotiales (Helotiales)
Family	Betulaceae	Cenangiaceae
Genus	Alnus	Encoelia
Species	Alnus glutinosa	Encoelia fimbriata

Conservation Status

Alder

LC — Least Concern

Fringed Cup

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder	Fringed Cup
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).

Fringed Cup

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.