Alder leaf beetle vs Cook's Holly

Agelastica alni compared with Ilex cookii

Key Differences

• Alder leaf beetle is Least Concern while Cook's Holly is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder leaf beetle	Cook's Holly
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Aquifoliales (Aquifoliales)
Family	Chrysomelidae	Aquifoliaceae
Genus	Agelastica	Ilex
Species	Agelastica alni	Ilex cookii

Conservation Status

Alder leaf beetle

LC — Least Concern

Cook's Holly

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder leaf beetle	Cook's Holly
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.

Cook's Holly

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.