Schwarzerle vs Rot-Ahorn

Alnus glutinosa compared with Acer rubrum

Key Differences

• Schwarzerle is Least Concern while Rot-Ahorn is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Schwarzerle	Rot-Ahorn
Kingdom same	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Fagales (Buchenartige)	Sapindales (Seifenbaumartige)
Family	Betulaceae	Sapindaceae
Genus	Alnus	Acer
Species	Alnus glutinosa	Acer rubrum

Evolutionary Relationship

Schwarzerle and Rot-Ahorn share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Schwarzerle

LC — Least Concern

Rot-Ahorn

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Schwarzerle	Rot-Ahorn
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).

Rot-Ahorn

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Armenia), Europe (Belgium, Denmark, Norway), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

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:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇺🇸 United States