Alder vs Tunux moonwort

Alnus glutinosa compared with Botrychium tunux

Key Differences

• Alder is Least Concern while Tunux moonwort is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder	Tunux moonwort
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Tracheophyta
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)
Family	Betulaceae	Ophioglossaceae
Genus	Alnus	Botrychium
Species	Alnus glutinosa	Botrychium tunux

Evolutionary Relationship

Alder and Tunux moonwort share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Alder

LC — Least Concern

Tunux moonwort

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder	Tunux moonwort
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).

Tunux moonwort

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Canada, 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇨🇦 Canada 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden