Alder leaf beetle vs Ascending Grapefern

Agelastica alni compared with Botrychium ascendens

Key Differences

• Alder leaf beetle is Least Concern while Ascending Grapefern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder leaf beetle	Ascending Grapefern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (planta)
Phylum	Arthropoda (artrópodos)	Tracheophyta
Class	Insecta (insecto)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Coleoptera (coleópteros)	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossaceae)
Family	Chrysomelidae	Ophioglossaceae
Genus	Agelastica	Botrychium
Species	Agelastica alni	Botrychium ascendens

Conservation Status

Alder leaf beetle

LC — Least Concern

Ascending Grapefern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder leaf beetle	Ascending Grapefern
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.

Ascending Grapefern

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, and United States.

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.

Ascending Grapefern

Ascending grapefern (Botrychium ascendens) is a species in the genus Botrychium. Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇺🇸 United States