Alder vs Southern Marbled Skipper

Alnus glutinosa compared with Carcharodus baeticus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder	Southern Marbled Skipper
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	Hesperiidae
Genus	Alnus	Carcharodus
Species	Alnus glutinosa	Carcharodus baeticus

Conservation Status

Alder

LC — Least Concern

Southern Marbled Skipper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder	Southern Marbled Skipper
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).

Southern Marbled Skipper

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across France, Italy, Portugal, Spain, and Switzerland.

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.