Alder leaf beetle vs mousetail

Agelastica alni compared with Myosurus apetalus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder leaf beetle	mousetail
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)
Family	Chrysomelidae	Ranunculaceae
Genus	Agelastica	Myosurus
Species	Agelastica alni	Myosurus apetalus

Conservation Status

Alder leaf beetle

LC — Least Concern

mousetail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder leaf beetle	mousetail
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.

mousetail

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Mexico.

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.