Brook Alder vs Kleines Wiesenvögelchen

Alnus maritima compared with Coenonympha pamphilus

Key Differences

• Brook Alder is Endangered while Kleines Wiesenvögelchen is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brook Alder	Kleines Wiesenvögelchen
Kingdom	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insekten)
Order	Fagales (Buchenartige)	Lepidoptera (Schmetterlinge)
Family	Betulaceae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Alnus	Coenonympha
Species	Alnus maritima	Coenonympha pamphilus

Conservation Status

Brook Alder

EN — Endangered

Kleines Wiesenvögelchen

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brook Alder	Kleines Wiesenvögelchen
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.

Kleines Wiesenvögelchen

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (40 countries).

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.

Kleines Wiesenvögelchen

small heath (Coenonympha pamphilus) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇫🇷 France 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇬🇧 United Kingdom