Bar-throated Apalis vs Flea beetle

Apalis thoracica compared with Psylliodes cucullatus

Key Differences

• Bar-throated Apalis is Least Concern while Flea beetle is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bar-throated Apalis	Flea beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Cisticolidae	Chrysomelidae
Genus	Apalis	Psylliodes
Species	Apalis thoracica	Psylliodes cucullatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Bar-throated Apalis and Flea beetle share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Bar-throated Apalis

LC — Least Concern

Flea beetle

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bar-throated Apalis	Flea beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bar-throated Apalis

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.

Flea beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and North America (Canada, United States). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Bar-throated Apalis

The Bar-throated Apalis (Apalis thoracica) is a species in the genus Apalis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway