Alder leaf beetle vs Sargent Cherry

Agelastica alni compared with Prunus sargentii

Key Differences

Alder leaf beetle is Least Concern while Sargent Cherry is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder leaf beetle	Sargent Cherry
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	Prunus (Cherries & Plums)
Species	Agelastica alni	Prunus sargentii

Conservation Status

Alder leaf beetle

LC — Least Concern

Sargent Cherry

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder leaf beetle	Sargent Cherry
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.

Sargent Cherry

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across 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.