Brook Alder vs Katung Fa

Alnus maritima compared with Alstonia macrophylla

Key Differences

• Brook Alder is Endangered while Katung Fa is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brook Alder	Katung Fa
Kingdom same	Plantae (พืช)	Plantae (พืช)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)	Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)
Order	Fagales (อันดับก่อ)	Gentianales (อันดับดอกหรีดเขา)
Family	Betulaceae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Alnus	Alstonia
Species	Alnus maritima	Alstonia macrophylla

Evolutionary Relationship

Brook Alder and Katung Fa share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)

Conservation Status

Brook Alder

EN — Endangered

Katung Fa

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brook Alder	Katung Fa
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.

Katung Fa

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Congo (DRC), Seychelles, Sri Lanka, and 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.