Arizona alder vs Mottled Purple

Alnus oblongifolia compared with Eriocrania sparrmannella

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arizona alder	Mottled Purple
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	Eriocraniidae
Genus	Alnus	Eriocrania
Species	Alnus oblongifolia	Eriocrania sparrmannella

Conservation Status

Arizona alder

LC — Least Concern

Mottled Purple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arizona alder	Mottled Purple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arizona alder

Habitat

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

Mottled Purple

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Arizona alder

The Arizona alder, Alnus oblongifolia, is a species. It is currently assessed as least concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.