Alder leaf beetle vs mergulhão-de-poupa

Agelastica alni compared with Podiceps cristatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder leaf beetle	mergulhão-de-poupa
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (artrópode)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Insecta (inseto)	Aves (ave)
Order	Coleoptera (besouro)	Podicipediformes (Podicipediformes)
Family	Chrysomelidae	Podicipedidae
Genus	Agelastica	Podiceps
Species	Agelastica alni	Podiceps cristatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Alder leaf beetle and mergulhão-de-poupa share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Alder leaf beetle

LC — Least Concern

mergulhão-de-poupa

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder leaf beetle	mergulhão-de-poupa
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.

mergulhão-de-poupa

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

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.

mergulhão-de-poupa

O mergulhão-de-crista (Podiceps cristatus) está classificado como Pouco Preocupante (LC) na Lista Vermelha da UICN. Amplamente distribuído e abundante em sua área de ocorrência, com populações estáveis e sem preocupações imediatas de conservação.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden