Brown dot leafy spurge flea beetle vs Grizzled Tree-kangaroo

Aphthona cyparissiae compared with Dendrolagus inustus

Key Differences

• Brown dot leafy spurge flea beetle is Not Evaluated while Grizzled Tree-kangaroo is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown dot leafy spurge flea beetle	Grizzled Tree-kangaroo
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Chrysomelidae	Macropodidae (Kangaroos)
Genus	Aphthona	Dendrolagus
Species	Aphthona cyparissiae	Dendrolagus inustus

Evolutionary Relationship

Brown dot leafy spurge flea beetle and Grizzled Tree-kangaroo share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Brown dot leafy spurge flea beetle

NE — Not Evaluated

Grizzled Tree-kangaroo

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown dot leafy spurge flea beetle	Grizzled Tree-kangaroo
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brown dot leafy spurge flea beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Grizzled Tree-kangaroo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Brown dot leafy spurge flea beetle

The Brown Dot Leafy Spurge Flea Beetle (Aphthona cyparissiae) is a species in the genus Aphthona. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats. Distributed across Belgium, Canada, Norway, Sweden, and United States.