Brook-Side Alder vs Devil's Bit

Alnus serrulata compared with Ruellia tuberosa

Key Differences

• Brook-Side Alder is Least Concern while Devil's Bit is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brook-Side Alder	Devil's Bit
Kingdom same	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Fagales (Buchenartige)	Lamiales (Lippenblütlerartige)
Family	Betulaceae	Acanthaceae
Genus	Alnus	Ruellia
Species	Alnus serrulata	Ruellia tuberosa

Evolutionary Relationship

Brook-Side Alder and Devil's Bit share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Brook-Side Alder

LC — Least Concern

Devil's Bit

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brook-Side Alder	Devil's Bit
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brook-Side Alder

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Devil's Bit

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC), Seychelles), Asia (9 countries), North America (Bahamas, Cuba), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Palau), and South America (4 countries).

Brook-Side Alder

The Brook-Side Alder (Alnus serrulata) 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.