Caucasian Alder vs Tickclover

Alnus subcordata compared with Desmodium incanum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Caucasian Alder	Tickclover
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Betulaceae	Fabaceae
Genus	Alnus	Desmodium
Species	Alnus subcordata	Desmodium incanum

Evolutionary Relationship

Caucasian Alder and Tickclover share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Caucasian Alder

LC — Least Concern

Tickclover

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Caucasian Alder	Tickclover
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.

Tickclover

Habitat

Inhabits flooded grasslands and savannas within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (10 countries), Asia (Japan), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (12 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.