Italian alder vs Japanese alder

Alnus cordata compared with Alnus japonica

Key Differences

• Italian alder is Not Evaluated while Japanese alder is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Italian alder	Japanese alder
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)
Family same	Betulaceae	Betulaceae
Genus same	Alnus	Alnus
Species	Alnus cordata	Alnus japonica

Evolutionary Relationship

Italian alder and Japanese alder share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Alnus.

Conservation Status

Italian alder

NE — Not Evaluated

Japanese alder

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Italian alder	Japanese alder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Italian alder

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (11 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

Japanese alder

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, and United Kingdom.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇫🇷 France 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇬🇧 United Kingdom