Schwarzerle vs Nelken-Blütenspanner

Alnus glutinosa compared with Eupithecia venosata

Key Differences

• Schwarzerle is Least Concern while Nelken-Blütenspanner is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Schwarzerle	Nelken-Blütenspanner
Kingdom	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insekten)
Order	Fagales (Buchenartige)	Lepidoptera (Schmetterlinge)
Family	Betulaceae	Geometridae
Genus	Alnus	Eupithecia
Species	Alnus glutinosa	Eupithecia venosata

Conservation Status

Schwarzerle

LC — Least Concern

Nelken-Blütenspanner

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Schwarzerle	Nelken-Blütenspanner
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).

Nelken-Blütenspanner

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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 🇸🇪 Sweden