Alder vs Wild Potato Vine

Alnus glutinosa compared with Ipomoea tiliacea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder	Wild Potato Vine
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Betulaceae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Alnus	Ipomoea
Species	Alnus glutinosa	Ipomoea tiliacea

Evolutionary Relationship

Alder and Wild Potato Vine share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Alder

LC — Least Concern

Wild Potato Vine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder	Wild Potato Vine
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).

Wild Potato Vine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, and Sao Tome and Principe.

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.