Alder leaf beetle vs Amur maple

Agelastica alni compared with Acer japonicum

Key Differences

• Alder leaf beetle is Least Concern while Amur maple is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder leaf beetle	Amur maple
Kingdom	Animalia (สัตว์)	Plantae (พืช)
Phylum	Arthropoda (สัตว์ขาปล้อง)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (แมลง)	Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)
Order	Coleoptera (อันดับด้วง)	Sapindales (อันดับเงาะ)
Family	Chrysomelidae	Sapindaceae
Genus	Agelastica	Acer
Species	Agelastica alni	Acer japonicum

Conservation Status

Alder leaf beetle

LC — Least Concern

Amur maple

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder leaf beetle	Amur maple
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.

Amur maple

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Canada, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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.

Amur maple

The Amur maple (Acer japonicum) is a species in the genus Acer. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States