Brown dot leafy spurge flea beetle vs Large Short-tailed Rat

Aphthona cyparissiae compared with Brachyuromys ramirohitra

Key Differences

• Brown dot leafy spurge flea beetle is Not Evaluated while Large Short-tailed Rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown dot leafy spurge flea beetle	Large Short-tailed Rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Chrysomelidae	Nesomyidae
Genus	Aphthona	Brachyuromys
Species	Aphthona cyparissiae	Brachyuromys ramirohitra

Evolutionary Relationship

Brown dot leafy spurge flea beetle and Large Short-tailed Rat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Brown dot leafy spurge flea beetle

NE — Not Evaluated

Large Short-tailed Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown dot leafy spurge flea beetle	Large Short-tailed Rat
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.

Large Short-tailed Rat

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.