Alder leaf beetle vs Common Oak

Agelastica alni compared with Quercus robur

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Alder leaf beetle Common Oak
Kingdom Animalia (動物) Plantae (植物)
Phylum Arthropoda (節足動物) Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)
Class Insecta (昆虫) Magnoliopsida (モクレン綱)
Order Coleoptera (コウチュウ目) Fagales (ブナ目)
Family Chrysomelidae Fagaceae (Beech Family)
Genus Agelastica Quercus (Oaks)
Species Agelastica alni Quercus robur

Conservation Status

Alder leaf beetle

LC — Least Concern

Common Oak

LC — Least Concern

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Alder leaf beetle Common Oak
Diet — Autotroph
Average Lifespan — 1000 years
Average Length — 25.0 m
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.

Common Oak

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Lesotho, South Africa), Asia (Armenia, India), Europe (8 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (4 countries).

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.

Common Oak

ヨーロッパで最も重要かつ広く分布する落葉樹の一つであるイングリッシュオーク(Quercus robur)は、1,000年以上生き、高さ40mに達し、ヨーロッパのどの樹種よりも多くの生物多様性を支える。2,300種以上の昆虫・菌類・地衣類・苔・鳥類が成熟したナラに直接依存している。ヨーロッパ全域から西アジアにかけての温帯林に分布し、その硬くて耐久性のある木材は歴史的に造船・建築・樽製造に欠かせなかった。

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