Brook-Side Alder vs marsh mealybug

Alnus serrulata compared with Atrococcus paludinus

Key Differences

• Brook-Side Alder is Least Concern while marsh mealybug is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brook-Side Alder	marsh mealybug
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Betulaceae	Pseudococcidae
Genus	Alnus	Atrococcus
Species	Alnus serrulata	Atrococcus paludinus

Conservation Status

Brook-Side Alder

LC — Least Concern

marsh mealybug

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brook-Side Alder	marsh mealybug
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.

marsh mealybug

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.