Alder vs Mountain Pine

Alnus glutinosa compared with Pinus uncinata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder	Mountain Pine
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Coniferophyta (Conifers)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Pinopsida (Conifers)
Order	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)	Pinales (Pines & Allies)
Family	Betulaceae	Pinaceae (Pine Family)
Genus	Alnus	Pinus (Pines)
Species	Alnus glutinosa	Pinus uncinata

Evolutionary Relationship

Alder and Mountain Pine share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Alder

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Pine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder	Mountain Pine
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 Pine

Habitat

Typically found in temperate and boreal forests, often at higher elevations.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand).

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 5 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇿 New Zealand 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇸🇪 Sweden