Alder vs Mud Dauber

Alnus glutinosa compared with Sceliphron caementarium

Key Differences

• Alder is Least Concern while Mud Dauber is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder	Mud Dauber
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Betulaceae	Sphecidae
Genus	Alnus	Sceliphron
Species	Alnus glutinosa	Sceliphron caementarium

Conservation Status

Alder

LC — Least Concern

Mud Dauber

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder	Mud Dauber
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).

Mud Dauber

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (15 countries), and North America (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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 5 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇯🇵 Japan 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇺🇸 United States