Alder vs

Alnus glutinosa compared with Stephanoeca kentii

Key Differences

Alder is Least Concern while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Protozoa (protozoa)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Choanozoa (Choanozoa)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Choanoflagellatea (Choanoflagellatea)
Order	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)	Choanoflagellida (Choanoflagellida)
Family	Betulaceae	Acanthoecidae
Genus	Alnus	Stephanoeca
Species	Alnus glutinosa	Stephanoeca kentii

Conservation Status

Alder

LC — Least Concern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder
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).

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

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.

Stephanoeca kentii is a loricate choanoflagellate, a marine unicellular organism that constructs a delicate basket-like structure (lorica) of siliceous strips surrounding its cell. It inhabits coastal and oceanic waters where it feeds on picoplankton bacteria. Choanoflagellates like this species are of scientific interest as the closest living unicellular relatives of animals.