Brown dot leafy spurge flea beetle vs Losea Rat

Aphthona cyparissiae compared with Rattus losea

Key Differences

• Brown dot leafy spurge flea beetle is Not Evaluated while Losea Rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown dot leafy spurge flea beetle	Losea Rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Chrysomelidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Aphthona	Rattus
Species	Aphthona cyparissiae	Rattus losea

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Brown dot leafy spurge flea beetle

NE — Not Evaluated

Losea Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown dot leafy spurge flea beetle	Losea 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.

Losea Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

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.