Alder leaf beetle vs Ooldea dunnart

Agelastica alni compared with Sminthopsis ooldea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder leaf beetle	Ooldea dunnart
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Chrysomelidae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Agelastica	Sminthopsis
Species	Agelastica alni	Sminthopsis ooldea

Evolutionary Relationship

Alder leaf beetle and Ooldea dunnart share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Alder leaf beetle

LC — Least Concern

Ooldea dunnart

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder leaf beetle	Ooldea dunnart
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.

Ooldea dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.