Alder vs Italian alder

Alnus acuminata compared with Alnus cordata

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder	Italian alder
Kingdom same	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Fagales (Buchenartige)	Fagales (Buchenartige)
Family same	Betulaceae	Betulaceae
Genus same	Alnus	Alnus
Species	Alnus acuminata	Alnus cordata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Alder

LC — Least Concern

Italian alder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alder

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Colombia.

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).

Alder

The Alder (Alnus acuminata) 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.