Brook-Side Alder vs golden carpet shell

Alnus serrulata compared with Polititapes aureus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brook-Side Alder	golden carpet shell
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Bivalvia (Bivalvia)
Order	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)	Venerida (Venerida)
Family	Betulaceae	Veneridae
Genus	Alnus	Polititapes
Species	Alnus serrulata	Polititapes aureus

Conservation Status

Brook-Side Alder

LC — Least Concern

golden carpet shell

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brook-Side Alder	golden carpet shell
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.

golden carpet shell

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

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.