Alder leaf beetle vs Drooping Tonguefern

Agelastica alni compared with Elaphoglossum herminieri

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder leaf beetle	Drooping Tonguefern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Tracheophyta
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Chrysomelidae	Dryopteridaceae
Genus	Agelastica	Elaphoglossum
Species	Agelastica alni	Elaphoglossum herminieri

Conservation Status

Alder leaf beetle

LC — Least Concern

Drooping Tonguefern

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder leaf beetle	Drooping Tonguefern
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.

Drooping Tonguefern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.

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.