Alder leaf beetle vs Welsh polypody

Agelastica alni compared with Polypodium cambricum

Key Differences

• Alder leaf beetle is Least Concern while Welsh polypody is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder leaf beetle	Welsh polypody
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Tracheophyta
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Chrysomelidae	Polypodiaceae
Genus	Agelastica	Polypodium
Species	Agelastica alni	Polypodium cambricum

Conservation Status

Alder leaf beetle

LC — Least Concern

Welsh polypody

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder leaf beetle	Welsh polypody
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.

Welsh polypody

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, 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:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇸🇪 Sweden