Brook Alder vs Gemeine Ulmenlaubzikade

Alnus maritima compared with Edwardsiana plebeja

Key Differences

• Brook Alder is Endangered while Gemeine Ulmenlaubzikade is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brook Alder	Gemeine Ulmenlaubzikade
Kingdom	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insekten)
Order	Fagales (Buchenartige)	Hemiptera (Schnabelkerfe)
Family	Betulaceae	Cicadellidae
Genus	Alnus	Edwardsiana
Species	Alnus maritima	Edwardsiana plebeja

Conservation Status

Brook Alder

EN — Endangered

Gemeine Ulmenlaubzikade

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brook Alder	Gemeine Ulmenlaubzikade
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brook Alder

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, and United Kingdom. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Gemeine Ulmenlaubzikade

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate coniferous forests, temperate grasslands and steppes, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 4 distinct biome types within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan), Europe (19 countries), and North America (United States).

Brook Alder

The Brook Alder (Alnus maritima) is a species in the genus Alnus. It is currently classified as Endangered 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 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇬🇧 United Kingdom