Alder leaf beetle vs Dwarf Mountain Pine

Agelastica alni compared with Pherosphaera fitzgeraldii

Key Differences

• Alder leaf beetle is Least Concern while Dwarf Mountain Pine is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder leaf beetle	Dwarf Mountain Pine
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Coniferophyta (Conifers)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Pinopsida (Conifers)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Pinales (Pines & Allies)
Family	Chrysomelidae	Podocarpaceae
Genus	Agelastica	Pherosphaera
Species	Agelastica alni	Pherosphaera fitzgeraldii

Conservation Status

Alder leaf beetle

LC — Least Concern

Dwarf Mountain Pine

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder leaf beetle	Dwarf Mountain Pine
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.

Dwarf Mountain Pine

Habitat

Typically found in temperate and boreal forests, often at higher elevations.

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.