Brassy Willow Beetle vs Mouse bandicoot

Phratora vitellinae compared with Microperoryctes murina

Key Differences

• Brassy Willow Beetle is Least Concern while Mouse bandicoot is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brassy Willow Beetle	Mouse bandicoot
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Peramelemorphia (Peramelemorphia)
Family	Chrysomelidae	Peramelidae
Genus	Phratora	Microperoryctes
Species	Phratora vitellinae	Microperoryctes murina

Evolutionary Relationship

Brassy Willow Beetle and Mouse bandicoot share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Brassy Willow Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Mouse bandicoot

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brassy Willow Beetle	Mouse bandicoot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brassy Willow Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Mouse bandicoot

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Brassy Willow Beetle

The Brassy Willow Beetle (Phratora vitellinae) is a species in the genus Phratora. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.