Alder vs Needle-leaf Featherbush

Alnus glutinosa compared with Aulax pallasia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder	Needle-leaf Featherbush
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)	Proteales (Proteales)
Family	Betulaceae	Proteaceae
Genus	Alnus	Aulax
Species	Alnus glutinosa	Aulax pallasia

Evolutionary Relationship

Alder and Needle-leaf Featherbush share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Alder

LC — Least Concern

Needle-leaf Featherbush

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder	Needle-leaf Featherbush
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).

Needle-leaf Featherbush

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.