Erlenblattkäfer vs Regel's chickweed

Agelastica alni compared with Cerastium regelii

Key Differences

• Erlenblattkäfer is Least Concern while Regel's chickweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Erlenblattkäfer	Regel's chickweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Tier)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insekten)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Käfer)	Caryophyllales (Nelkenartige)
Family	Chrysomelidae	Caryophyllaceae
Genus	Agelastica	Cerastium
Species	Agelastica alni	Cerastium regelii

Conservation Status

Erlenblattkäfer

LC — Least Concern

Regel's chickweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Erlenblattkäfer	Regel's chickweed
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.

Regel's chickweed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, and Sweden.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden