Brook-Side Alder vs field slug

Alnus serrulata compared with Deroceras agreste

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brook-Side Alder	field slug
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)
Family	Betulaceae	Agriolimacidae
Genus	Alnus	Deroceras
Species	Alnus serrulata	Deroceras agreste

Conservation Status

Brook-Side Alder

LC — Least Concern

field slug

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brook-Side Alder

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

field slug

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Argentina, Chile, Paraguay).

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.