Schwarzerle vs glaucous cotoneaster

Alnus glutinosa compared with Cotoneaster glaucophyllus

Key Differences

• Schwarzerle is Least Concern while glaucous cotoneaster is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Schwarzerle	glaucous cotoneaster
Kingdom same	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Fagales (Buchenartige)	Rosales (Rosenartige)
Family	Betulaceae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Alnus	Cotoneaster
Species	Alnus glutinosa	Cotoneaster glaucophyllus

Evolutionary Relationship

Schwarzerle and glaucous cotoneaster share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Schwarzerle

LC — Least Concern

glaucous cotoneaster

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Schwarzerle	glaucous cotoneaster
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Schwarzerle

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (India, Japan), Europe (6 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Chile).

glaucous cotoneaster

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Europe (United Kingdom), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Brazil, Chile).

Schwarzerle

The Alder (Alnus glutinosa) 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇦🇺 Australia 🇨🇱 Chile 🇳🇿 New Zealand 🇿🇦 South Africa