Alder leaf beetle vs Forest Num-num

Agelastica alni compared with Carissa bispinosa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder leaf beetle	Forest Num-num
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Chrysomelidae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Agelastica	Carissa
Species	Agelastica alni	Carissa bispinosa

Conservation Status

Alder leaf beetle

LC — Least Concern

Forest Num-num

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder leaf beetle	Forest Num-num
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.

Forest Num-num

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Brazil and India.

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.