Alder leaf beetle vs ban shou

Agelastica alni compared with Cycas revoluta

Key Differences

• Alder leaf beetle is Least Concern while ban shou is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder leaf beetle	ban shou
Kingdom	Animalia (動物)	Plantae (植物)
Phylum	Arthropoda (節足動物)	Tracheophyta
Class	Insecta (昆虫)	Cycadopsida (ソテツ綱)
Order	Coleoptera (コウチュウ目)	Cycadales (ソテツ目)
Family	Chrysomelidae	Cycadaceae
Genus	Agelastica	Cycas
Species	Agelastica alni	Cycas revoluta

Conservation Status

Alder leaf beetle

LC — Least Concern

ban shou

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder leaf beetle	ban shou
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.

ban shou

Habitat

Native to Africa and Asia and Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (India, Taiwan), Europe (Portugal), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States