Alder leaf beetle vs Native Walnut

Agelastica alni compared with Endiandra limnophila

Key Differences

• Alder leaf beetle is Least Concern while Native Walnut is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder leaf beetle	Native Walnut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Laurales (Laurales)
Family	Chrysomelidae	Lauraceae
Genus	Agelastica	Endiandra
Species	Agelastica alni	Endiandra limnophila

Conservation Status

Alder leaf beetle

LC — Least Concern

Native Walnut

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder leaf beetle	Native Walnut
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.

Native Walnut

Habitat

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

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.