Alder leaf beetle vs Jamaican Fig-eating Bat

Agelastica alni compared with Ariteus flavescens

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder leaf beetle	Jamaican Fig-eating Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Chrysomelidae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Agelastica	Ariteus
Species	Agelastica alni	Ariteus flavescens

Evolutionary Relationship

Alder leaf beetle and Jamaican Fig-eating Bat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Alder leaf beetle

LC — Least Concern

Jamaican Fig-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder leaf beetle	Jamaican Fig-eating Bat
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.

Jamaican Fig-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.