Brook-Side Alder vs marbled crayfish

Alnus serrulata compared with Procambarus virginalis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brook-Side Alder	marbled crayfish
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Malacostraca (Crustaceans)
Order	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)	Decapoda (Decapoda)
Family	Betulaceae	Cambaridae
Genus	Alnus	Procambarus
Species	Alnus serrulata	Procambarus virginalis

Conservation Status

Brook-Side Alder

LC — Least Concern

marbled crayfish

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brook-Side Alder	marbled crayfish
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.

marbled crayfish

Habitat

Typically found in marine, freshwater, and terrestrial environments.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Madagascar), Asia (Taiwan), and Europe (4 countries).

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.