Box-elder, Ash-leaved maple vs Brook-Side Alder

Acer negundo compared with Alnus serrulata

Key Differences

Box-elder, Ash-leaved maple is Not Evaluated while Brook-Side Alder is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Box-elder, Ash-leaved maple	Brook-Side Alder
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)
Family	Sapindaceae	Betulaceae
Genus	Acer	Alnus
Species	Acer negundo	Alnus serrulata

Evolutionary Relationship

Box-elder, Ash-leaved maple and Brook-Side Alder share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

View Class: Magnoliopsida

Conservation Status

Box-elder, Ash-leaved maple

NE — Not Evaluated

Brook-Side Alder

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Box-elder, Ash-leaved maple	Brook-Side Alder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Box-elder, Ash-leaved maple

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Algeria, South Africa), Asia (6 countries), Europe (36 countries), North America (Guatemala, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (4 countries).

Brook-Side Alder

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Box-elder, Ash-leaved maple

The Box-elder, Ash-leaved Maple (Acer negundo) is a species in the genus Acer. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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.