Brook-Side Alder vs Woolly Tooth

Alnus serrulata compared with Phellodon tomentosus

Key Differences

Brook-Side Alder is Least Concern while Woolly Tooth is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brook-Side Alder	Woolly Tooth
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Betulaceae	Thelephoraceae
Genus	Alnus	Phellodon
Species	Alnus serrulata	Phellodon tomentosus

Conservation Status

Brook-Side Alder

LC — Least Concern

Woolly Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brook-Side Alder	Woolly Tooth
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.

Woolly Tooth

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.