Alder vs Small Bath White

Alnus glutinosa compared with Pontia chloridice

Key Differences

• Alder is Least Concern while Small Bath White is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder	Small Bath White
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Betulaceae	Pieridae
Genus	Alnus	Pontia
Species	Alnus glutinosa	Pontia chloridice

Conservation Status

Alder

LC — Least Concern

Small Bath White

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder	Small Bath White
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).

Small Bath White

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Asia (Cyprus) and Europe (10 countries).

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 2 countries:

🇫🇮 Finland 🇸🇪 Sweden