Alder leaf beetle vs Elephant Palm

Agelastica alni compared with Borassus aethiopum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder leaf beetle	Elephant Palm
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Arecales (Arecales)
Family	Chrysomelidae	Arecaceae
Genus	Agelastica	Borassus
Species	Agelastica alni	Borassus aethiopum

Conservation Status

Alder leaf beetle

LC — Least Concern

Elephant Palm

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder leaf beetle	Elephant Palm
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.

Elephant Palm

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Guinea and Yemen.

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.