Alder leaf beetle vs Oriental alder

Agelastica alni compared with Alnus orientalis

Key Differences

• Alder leaf beetle is Least Concern while Oriental alder is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder leaf beetle	Oriental alder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)
Family	Chrysomelidae	Betulaceae
Genus	Agelastica	Alnus
Species	Agelastica alni	Alnus orientalis

Conservation Status

Alder leaf beetle

LC — Least Concern

Oriental alder

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder leaf beetle	Oriental alder
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.

Oriental alder

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.