Alder leaf beetle vs thick emarginula

Agelastica alni compared with Emarginula crassa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder leaf beetle	thick emarginula
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Lepetellida (Lepetellida)
Family	Chrysomelidae	Fissurellidae
Genus	Agelastica	Emarginula
Species	Agelastica alni	Emarginula crassa

Evolutionary Relationship

Alder leaf beetle and thick emarginula share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Alder leaf beetle

LC — Least Concern

thick emarginula

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder leaf beetle	thick emarginula
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.

thick emarginula

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Found across Africa (Mauritania) and Europe (5 countries).

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 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden