Alder leaf beetle vs ant-tree

Agelastica alni compared with Triplaris americana

Key Differences

• Alder leaf beetle is Least Concern while ant-tree is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder leaf beetle	ant-tree
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Chrysomelidae	Polygonaceae
Genus	Agelastica	Triplaris
Species	Agelastica alni	Triplaris americana

Conservation Status

Alder leaf beetle

LC — Least Concern

ant-tree

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder leaf beetle	ant-tree
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.

ant-tree

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles, South Africa), Asia (India), North America (Cuba), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.

ant-tree

The Ant-tree (Triplaris americana) is a species in the genus Triplaris. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.