Alder leaf beetle vs Mount Mawson Pine

Agelastica alni compared with Pherosphaera hookeriana

Key Differences

• Alder leaf beetle is Least Concern while Mount Mawson Pine is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder leaf beetle	Mount Mawson Pine
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Coniferophyta (Conifers)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Pinopsida (Conifers)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Pinales (Pines & Allies)
Family	Chrysomelidae	Podocarpaceae
Genus	Agelastica	Pherosphaera
Species	Agelastica alni	Pherosphaera hookeriana

Conservation Status

Alder leaf beetle

LC — Least Concern

Mount Mawson Pine

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder leaf beetle	Mount Mawson Pine
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.

Mount Mawson Pine

Habitat

Typically found in temperate and boreal forests, often at higher elevations.

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.