Alder leaf beetle vs Passerine tick

Agelastica alni compared with Ixodes frontalis

Key Differences

• Alder leaf beetle is Least Concern while Passerine tick is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder leaf beetle	Passerine tick
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Ixodida (Ixodida)
Family	Chrysomelidae	Ixodidae
Genus	Agelastica	Ixodes
Species	Agelastica alni	Ixodes frontalis

Evolutionary Relationship

Alder leaf beetle and Passerine tick share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Arthropoda. (Arthropods)

Conservation Status

Alder leaf beetle

LC — Least Concern

Passerine tick

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder leaf beetle	Passerine tick
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.

Passerine tick

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden