Brown dot leafy spurge flea beetle vs Pacific Spiny-rat

Aphthona cyparissiae compared with Proechimys decumanus

Key Differences

• Brown dot leafy spurge flea beetle is Not Evaluated while Pacific Spiny-rat is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown dot leafy spurge flea beetle	Pacific Spiny-rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Chrysomelidae	Echimyidae
Genus	Aphthona	Proechimys
Species	Aphthona cyparissiae	Proechimys decumanus

Evolutionary Relationship

Brown dot leafy spurge flea beetle and Pacific Spiny-rat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Brown dot leafy spurge flea beetle

NE — Not Evaluated

Pacific Spiny-rat

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown dot leafy spurge flea beetle	Pacific Spiny-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.

Pacific Spiny-rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.