Alder leaf beetle vs dense draba

Agelastica alni compared with Draba pycnosperma

Key Differences

• Alder leaf beetle is Least Concern while dense draba is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder leaf beetle	dense draba
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Brassicales (Brassicales)
Family	Chrysomelidae	Brassicaceae
Genus	Agelastica	Draba
Species	Agelastica alni	Draba pycnosperma

Conservation Status

Alder leaf beetle

LC — Least Concern

dense draba

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder leaf beetle	dense draba
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.

dense draba

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and France.

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.