Alder leaf beetle vs Hamburger Bean

Agelastica alni compared with Mucuna holtonii

Key Differences

• Alder leaf beetle is Least Concern while Hamburger Bean is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder leaf beetle	Hamburger Bean
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Chrysomelidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Agelastica	Mucuna
Species	Agelastica alni	Mucuna holtonii

Conservation Status

Alder leaf beetle

LC — Least Concern

Hamburger Bean

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder leaf beetle	Hamburger Bean
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.

Hamburger Bean

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Colombia.

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.