Alder leaf beetle vs Bleeding Blue Tooth

Agelastica alni compared with Hydnellum cyanopodium

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder leaf beetle	Bleeding Blue Tooth
Kingdom	Animalia (動物)	Fungi (菌界)
Phylum	Arthropoda (節足動物)	Basidiomycota (担子菌門)
Class	Insecta (昆虫)	Agaricomycetes (真正担子菌綱)
Order	Coleoptera (コウチュウ目)	Thelephorales (イボタケ目)
Family	Chrysomelidae	Bankeraceae
Genus	Agelastica	Hydnellum
Species	Agelastica alni	Hydnellum cyanopodium

Conservation Status

Alder leaf beetle

LC — Least Concern

Bleeding Blue Tooth

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder leaf beetle	Bleeding Blue Tooth
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.

Bleeding Blue Tooth

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

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.

Bleeding Blue Tooth

The Bleeding Blue Tooth (Hydnellum cyanopodium) is a species in the genus Hydnellum. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.