Alder leaf beetle vs fonio millet

Agelastica alni compared with Digitaria exilis

Key Differences

• Alder leaf beetle is Least Concern while fonio millet is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder leaf beetle	fonio millet
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Chrysomelidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Agelastica	Digitaria
Species	Agelastica alni	Digitaria exilis

Conservation Status

Alder leaf beetle

LC — Least Concern

fonio millet

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder leaf beetle	fonio millet
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.

fonio millet

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found in Guinea.

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.