Alder leaf beetle vs Cordate Flapwort

Agelastica alni compared with Jungermannia eucordifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder leaf beetle	Cordate Flapwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Chrysomelidae	Jungermanniaceae
Genus	Agelastica	Jungermannia
Species	Agelastica alni	Jungermannia eucordifolia

Conservation Status

Alder leaf beetle

LC — Least Concern

Cordate Flapwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder leaf beetle	Cordate Flapwort
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.

Cordate Flapwort

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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.