Alder vs mountain lungwort

Alnus glutinosa compared with Pulmonaria montana

Key Differences

• Alder is Least Concern while mountain lungwort is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder	mountain lungwort
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)	Boraginales (Boraginales)
Family	Betulaceae	Boraginaceae
Genus	Alnus	Pulmonaria
Species	Alnus glutinosa	Pulmonaria montana

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Alder

LC — Least Concern

mountain lungwort

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder	mountain lungwort
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).

mountain lungwort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Finland, 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇫🇮 Finland 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden