Alder vs Sly Crayfish

Alnus glutinosa compared with Procambarus versutus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder	Sly Crayfish
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Malacostraca (Crustaceans)
Order	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)	Decapoda (Decapoda)
Family	Betulaceae	Cambaridae
Genus	Alnus	Procambarus
Species	Alnus glutinosa	Procambarus versutus

Conservation Status

Alder

LC — Least Concern

Sly Crayfish

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder	Sly Crayfish
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).

Sly Crayfish

Habitat

Typically found in marine, freshwater, and terrestrial environments.

Range

Found in Norway.

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.