Alder leaf beetle vs Light Red Meranti

Agelastica alni compared with Shorea lepidota

Key Differences

• Alder leaf beetle is Least Concern while Light Red Meranti is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder leaf beetle	Light Red Meranti
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Chrysomelidae	Dipterocarpaceae
Genus	Agelastica	Shorea
Species	Agelastica alni	Shorea lepidota

Conservation Status

Alder leaf beetle

LC — Least Concern

Light Red Meranti

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder leaf beetle	Light Red Meranti
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.

Light Red Meranti

Habitat

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

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.