Alder vs Utteridge's rough tree fern

Alnus glutinosa compared with Dicksonia utteridgei

Key Differences

• Alder is Least Concern while Utteridge's rough tree fern is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder	Utteridge's rough tree fern
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Tracheophyta
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)	Cyatheales (Cyatheales)
Family	Betulaceae	Dicksoniaceae
Genus	Alnus	Dicksonia
Species	Alnus glutinosa	Dicksonia utteridgei

Evolutionary Relationship

Alder and Utteridge's rough tree fern share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Alder

LC — Least Concern

Utteridge's rough tree fern

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder	Utteridge's rough tree fern
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).

Utteridge's rough tree fern

Habitat

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

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.