Alder leaf beetle vs Manatee Grass

Agelastica alni compared with Syringodium filiforme

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder leaf beetle	Manatee Grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Chrysomelidae	Cymodoceaceae
Genus	Agelastica	Syringodium
Species	Agelastica alni	Syringodium filiforme

Conservation Status

Alder leaf beetle

LC — Least Concern

Manatee Grass

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder leaf beetle	Manatee Grass
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.

Manatee Grass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Cuba.

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.