Alder leaf beetle vs Pratt apple

Agelastica alni compared with Malus prattii

Key Differences

• Alder leaf beetle is Least Concern while Pratt apple is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder leaf beetle	Pratt apple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Chrysomelidae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Agelastica	Malus
Species	Agelastica alni	Malus prattii

Conservation Status

Alder leaf beetle

LC — Least Concern

Pratt apple

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder leaf beetle	Pratt apple
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.

Pratt apple

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.