Alder leaf beetle vs Vidal oak

Agelastica alni compared with Lithocarpus vidalii

Key Differences

• Alder leaf beetle is Least Concern while Vidal oak is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder leaf beetle	Vidal oak
Kingdom	Animalia (animal)	Plantae (plante)
Phylum	Arthropoda (arthropodes)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (insecte)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)
Family	Chrysomelidae	Fagaceae (Beech Family)
Genus	Agelastica	Lithocarpus
Species	Agelastica alni	Lithocarpus vidalii

Conservation Status

Alder leaf beetle

LC — Least Concern

Vidal oak

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder leaf beetle	Vidal oak
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.

Vidal oak

Habitat

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

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.