Alpen-Erle vs Red Alder

Alnus alnobetula compared with Alnus rubra

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpen-Erle	Red Alder
Kingdom same	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Fagales (Buchenartige)	Fagales (Buchenartige)
Family same	Betulaceae	Betulaceae
Genus same	Alnus	Alnus
Species	Alnus alnobetula	Alnus rubra

Evolutionary Relationship

Alpen-Erle and Red Alder share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Alnus.

Conservation Status

Alpen-Erle

NE — Not Evaluated

Red Alder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpen-Erle	Red Alder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpen-Erle

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, South Africa, Sweden, and United States.

Red Alder

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (7 countries), North America (Canada), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden