Alder leaf beetle vs bog-asphodel

Agelastica alni compared with Narthecium americanum

Key Differences

• Alder leaf beetle is Least Concern while bog-asphodel is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder leaf beetle	bog-asphodel
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Chrysomelidae	Nartheciaceae
Genus	Agelastica	Narthecium
Species	Agelastica alni	Narthecium americanum

Conservation Status

Alder leaf beetle

LC — Least Concern

bog-asphodel

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder leaf beetle	bog-asphodel
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.

bog-asphodel

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.

bog-asphodel

The bog-asphodel (Narthecium americanum) is a species in the genus Narthecium. It is currently classified as Extinct on the IUCN Red List.