Alder leaf beetle vs Bitter Quandong

Agelastica alni compared with Santalum murrayanum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder leaf beetle	Bitter Quandong
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Santalales (Santalales)
Family	Chrysomelidae	Santalaceae
Genus	Agelastica	Santalum
Species	Agelastica alni	Santalum murrayanum

Conservation Status

Alder leaf beetle

LC — Least Concern

Bitter Quandong

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder leaf beetle	Bitter Quandong
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.

Bitter Quandong

Habitat

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

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.

Bitter Quandong

The Bitter Quandong (Santalum murrayanum) is a species in the genus Santalum. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.