Brook-Side Alder vs Silkrubber

Alnus serrulata compared with Funtumia elastica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brook-Side Alder	Silkrubber
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Betulaceae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Alnus	Funtumia
Species	Alnus serrulata	Funtumia elastica

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Brook-Side Alder

LC — Least Concern

Silkrubber

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brook-Side Alder	Silkrubber
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.

Silkrubber

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Cameroon, Guinea, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Samoa, and Seychelles.

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.