Alder leaf beetle vs Balkan Yam

Agelastica alni compared with Dioscorea balcanica

Key Differences

• Alder leaf beetle is Least Concern while Balkan Yam is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder leaf beetle	Balkan Yam
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Chrysomelidae	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Agelastica	Dioscorea
Species	Agelastica alni	Dioscorea balcanica

Conservation Status

Alder leaf beetle

LC — Least Concern

Balkan Yam

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder leaf beetle	Balkan Yam
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.

Balkan Yam

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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.

Balkan Yam

The Balkan Yam (Dioscorea balcanica) is a species in the genus Dioscorea. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.