Alder leaf beetle vs cotonéaster à branches étalées

Agelastica alni compared with Cotoneaster divaricatus

Key Differences

• Alder leaf beetle is Least Concern while cotonéaster à branches étalées is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder leaf beetle	cotonéaster à branches étalées
Kingdom	Animalia (animal)	Plantae (plante)
Phylum	Arthropoda (arthropodes)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (insecte)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Chrysomelidae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Agelastica	Cotoneaster
Species	Agelastica alni	Cotoneaster divaricatus

Conservation Status

Alder leaf beetle

LC — Least Concern

cotonéaster à branches étalées

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder leaf beetle	cotonéaster à branches étalées
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.

cotonéaster à branches étalées

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (15 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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 5 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States