vs Brook-Side Alder

Biddulphia rhombus compared with Alnus serrulata

Key Differences

• is Not Evaluated while Brook-Side Alder is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Brook-Side Alder
Kingdom	Chromista (Chromista)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Bacillariophyceae (Bacillariophyceae)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Biddulphiales (Biddulphiales)	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)
Family	Biddulphiaceae	Betulaceae
Genus	Biddulphia	Alnus
Species	Biddulphia rhombus	Alnus serrulata

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Brook-Side Alder

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Brook-Side Alder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Sweden, and Taiwan.

Brook-Side Alder

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Biddulphia rhombus is a centric marine diatom with a distinctly bipolar, rhomboid to broadly lanceolate valve shape bearing prominent horn-like elevations. It inhabits coastal planktonic and benthic environments in temperate to warm seas worldwide. This photosynthetic diatom contributes to marine primary production in neritic coastal waters.

Brook-Side Alder

The Brook-Side Alder (Alnus serrulata) 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.