Brook-Side Alder vs Scotch Bent-wing

Alnus serrulata compared with Leucoptera sinuella

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brook-Side Alder	Scotch Bent-wing
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Betulaceae	Lyonetiidae
Genus	Alnus	Leucoptera
Species	Alnus serrulata	Leucoptera sinuella

Conservation Status

Brook-Side Alder

LC — Least Concern

Scotch Bent-wing

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brook-Side Alder	Scotch Bent-wing
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.

Scotch Bent-wing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, 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.