Alder leaf beetle vs Philippine Cedar

Agelastica alni compared with Toona calantas

Key Differences

• Alder leaf beetle is Least Concern while Philippine Cedar is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder leaf beetle	Philippine Cedar
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Chrysomelidae	Meliaceae
Genus	Agelastica	Toona
Species	Agelastica alni	Toona calantas

Conservation Status

Alder leaf beetle

LC — Least Concern

Philippine Cedar

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder leaf beetle	Philippine Cedar
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.

Philippine Cedar

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Taiwan.

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.