Alder vs Pitch canker

Alnus glutinosa compared with Fusarium circinatum

Key Differences

• Alder is Least Concern while Pitch canker is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder	Pitch canker
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes)
Order	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)	Hypocreales (Hypocreales)
Family	Betulaceae	Nectriaceae
Genus	Alnus	Fusarium
Species	Alnus glutinosa	Fusarium circinatum

Conservation Status

Alder

LC — Least Concern

Pitch canker

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder	Pitch canker
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).

Pitch canker

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, South Africa, 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇿🇦 South Africa 🇺🇸 United States