Alder vs Green Pitcherplant

Alnus glutinosa compared with Sarracenia oreophila

Key Differences

• Alder is Least Concern while Green Pitcherplant is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder	Green Pitcherplant
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Betulaceae	Sarraceniaceae
Genus	Alnus	Sarracenia
Species	Alnus glutinosa	Sarracenia oreophila

Evolutionary Relationship

Alder and Green Pitcherplant share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Alder

LC — Least Concern

Green Pitcherplant

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder	Green Pitcherplant
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).

Green Pitcherplant

Habitat

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

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.