Brook-Side Alder vs Light Red Meranti

Alnus serrulata compared with Shorea lepidota

Key Differences

• Brook-Side Alder is Least Concern while Light Red Meranti is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brook-Side Alder	Light Red Meranti
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Betulaceae	Dipterocarpaceae
Genus	Alnus	Shorea
Species	Alnus serrulata	Shorea lepidota

Evolutionary Relationship

Brook-Side Alder and Light Red Meranti share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Brook-Side Alder

LC — Least Concern

Light Red Meranti

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brook-Side Alder	Light Red Meranti
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.

Light Red Meranti

Habitat

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.