Alder vs King Pin

Alnus glutinosa compared with Chaenothecopsis debilis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder	King Pin
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Eurotiomycetes (Eurotiomycetes)
Order	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)	Mycocaliciales (Mycocaliciales)
Family	Betulaceae	Mycocaliciaceae
Genus	Alnus	Chaenothecopsis
Species	Alnus glutinosa	Chaenothecopsis debilis

Conservation Status

Alder

LC — Least Concern

King Pin

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder	King Pin
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).

King Pin

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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.