Erlenblattkäfer vs Needle Juniper

Agelastica alni compared with Juniperus rigida

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Erlenblattkäfer	Needle Juniper
Kingdom	Animalia (Tier)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)	Coniferophyta (Conifers)
Class	Insecta (Insekten)	Pinopsida (Conifers)
Order	Coleoptera (Käfer)	Pinales (Koniferen)
Family	Chrysomelidae	Cupressaceae
Genus	Agelastica	Juniperus
Species	Agelastica alni	Juniperus rigida

Conservation Status

Erlenblattkäfer

LC — Least Concern

Needle Juniper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Erlenblattkäfer	Needle Juniper
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Erlenblattkäfer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Needle Juniper

Habitat

Typically found in temperate and boreal forests, often at higher elevations.

Erlenblattkäfer

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.