Alder leaf beetle vs fork-leaf cycas

Agelastica alni compared with Cycas micholitzii

Key Differences

• Alder leaf beetle is Least Concern while fork-leaf cycas is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder leaf beetle	fork-leaf cycas
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Tracheophyta
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Cycadopsida (Cycadopsida)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Cycadales (Cycadales)
Family	Chrysomelidae	Cycadaceae
Genus	Agelastica	Cycas
Species	Agelastica alni	Cycas micholitzii

Conservation Status

Alder leaf beetle

LC — Least Concern

fork-leaf cycas

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder leaf beetle	fork-leaf cycas
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.

fork-leaf cycas

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.