Alder leaf beetle vs mat alumroot

Agelastica alni compared with Heuchera cylindrica

Key Differences

Alder leaf beetle is Least Concern while mat alumroot is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder leaf beetle	mat alumroot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Saxifragales (Saxifragales)
Family	Chrysomelidae	Saxifragaceae
Genus	Agelastica	Heuchera
Species	Agelastica alni	Heuchera cylindrica

Conservation Status

Alder leaf beetle

LC — Least Concern

mat alumroot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder leaf beetle	mat alumroot
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.

mat alumroot

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and Sweden.

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.