Agrimony vs Shining Pot Beetle

Agrimonia eupatoria compared with Cryptocephalus nitidulus

Key Differences

• Agrimony is Near Threatened while Shining Pot Beetle is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Agrimony	Shining Pot Beetle
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rosales (Roses & Allies)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Rosaceae (Rose Family)	Chrysomelidae
Genus	Agrimonia	Cryptocephalus
Species	Agrimonia eupatoria	Cryptocephalus nitidulus

Conservation Status

Agrimony

NT — Near Threatened

Shining Pot Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Agrimony	Shining Pot Beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Agrimony

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (6 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Shining Pot Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Agrimony

The Agrimony (Agrimonia eupatoria) is a species in the genus Agrimonia. It is currently classified as Near Threatened 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 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden