Brown dot leafy spurge flea beetle vs Paucident planigale

Aphthona cyparissiae compared with Planigale gilesi

Key Differences

• Brown dot leafy spurge flea beetle is Not Evaluated while Paucident planigale is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown dot leafy spurge flea beetle	Paucident planigale
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Chrysomelidae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Aphthona	Planigale
Species	Aphthona cyparissiae	Planigale gilesi

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Brown dot leafy spurge flea beetle

NE — Not Evaluated

Paucident planigale

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown dot leafy spurge flea beetle	Paucident planigale
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.

Paucident planigale

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.