Alder leaf beetle vs Dunn Oak

Agelastica alni compared with Quercus palmeri

Key Differences

• Alder leaf beetle is Least Concern while Dunn Oak is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder leaf beetle	Dunn Oak
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)
Family	Chrysomelidae	Fagaceae (Beech Family)
Genus	Agelastica	Quercus (Oaks)
Species	Agelastica alni	Quercus palmeri

Conservation Status

Alder leaf beetle

LC — Least Concern

Dunn Oak

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder leaf beetle	Dunn Oak
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.

Dunn Oak

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.