Alder vs Small Red Damsel

Alnus glutinosa compared with Ceriagrion tenellum

Key Differences

• Alder is Least Concern while Small Red Damsel is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder	Small Red Damsel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Betulaceae	Coenagrionidae
Genus	Alnus	Ceriagrion
Species	Alnus glutinosa	Ceriagrion tenellum

Conservation Status

Alder

LC — Least Concern

Small Red Damsel

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder	Small Red Damsel
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 Red Damsel

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Belgium. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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 1 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium