Alder leaf beetle vs limestone scurvygrass

Agelastica alni compared with Cochlearia tridactylites

Key Differences

• Alder leaf beetle is Least Concern while limestone scurvygrass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder leaf beetle	limestone scurvygrass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Brassicales (Brassicales)
Family	Chrysomelidae	Brassicaceae
Genus	Agelastica	Cochlearia
Species	Agelastica alni	Cochlearia tridactylites

Conservation Status

Alder leaf beetle

LC — Least Concern

limestone scurvygrass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder leaf beetle	limestone scurvygrass
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.

limestone scurvygrass

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and France.

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.