Alder leaf beetle vs alumroot

Agelastica alni compared with Heuchera americana

Key Differences

• Alder leaf beetle is Least Concern while alumroot is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder leaf beetle	alumroot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Saxifragales (Saxifragales)
Family	Chrysomelidae	Saxifragaceae
Genus	Agelastica	Heuchera
Species	Agelastica alni	Heuchera americana

Conservation Status

Alder leaf beetle

LC — Least Concern

alumroot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder leaf beetle	alumroot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alder leaf beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

alumroot

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Slovakia.

Alder leaf beetle

The Alder leaf beetle (Agelastica alni) is a species in the genus Agelastica. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

alumroot

The Alumroot (Heuchera americana) is a species in the genus Heuchera. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway