Alder leaf beetle vs Maple

Agelastica alni compared with Acer rubrum

Key Differences

• Alder leaf beetle is Least Concern while Maple is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder leaf beetle	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 rubrum

Conservation Status

Alder leaf beetle

LC — Least Concern

Maple

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder leaf beetle	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.

Maple

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Armenia), Europe (Belgium, Denmark, Norway), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

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 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇺🇸 United States