Caucasian Alder vs Fruit fly

Alnus subcordata compared with Rhagoletis meigenii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Caucasian Alder	Fruit fly
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Betulaceae	Tephritidae
Genus	Alnus	Rhagoletis
Species	Alnus subcordata	Rhagoletis meigenii

Conservation Status

Caucasian Alder

LC — Least Concern

Fruit fly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Caucasian Alder	Fruit fly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Caucasian Alder

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Fruit fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and North America (United States).

Caucasian Alder

The Caucasian Alder (Alnus subcordata) 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.