Alder leaf beetle vs False Oat-Grass Smut

Agelastica alni compared with Urocystis avenae-elatioris

Key Differences

• Alder leaf beetle is Least Concern while False Oat-Grass Smut is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder leaf beetle	False Oat-Grass Smut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Ustilaginomycetes (Ustilaginomycetes)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Urocystidales (Urocystidales)
Family	Chrysomelidae	Urocystidaceae
Genus	Agelastica	Urocystis
Species	Agelastica alni	Urocystis avenae-elatioris

Conservation Status

Alder leaf beetle

LC — Least Concern

False Oat-Grass Smut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder leaf beetle	False Oat-Grass Smut
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.

False Oat-Grass Smut

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.