Alder vs Red spider mite

Alnus glutinosa compared with Tetranychus ludeni

Key Differences

• Alder is Least Concern while Red spider mite is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder	Red spider mite
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)	Trombidiformes (Trombidiformes)
Family	Betulaceae	Tetranychidae
Genus	Alnus	Tetranychus
Species	Alnus glutinosa	Tetranychus ludeni

Conservation Status

Alder

LC — Least Concern

Red spider mite

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder	Red spider mite
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).

Red spider mite

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Distributed across Germany, Portugal, Sweden, Taiwan, 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 3 countries:

🇵🇹 Portugal 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States