Brown dot leafy spurge flea beetle vs Percival's spiny mouse

Aphthona cyparissiae compared with Acomys percivali

Key Differences

• Brown dot leafy spurge flea beetle is Not Evaluated while Percival's spiny mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown dot leafy spurge flea beetle	Percival's spiny mouse
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	Acomys
Species	Aphthona cyparissiae	Acomys percivali

Evolutionary Relationship

Brown dot leafy spurge flea beetle and Percival's spiny mouse share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Brown dot leafy spurge flea beetle

NE — Not Evaluated

Percival's spiny mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown dot leafy spurge flea beetle	Percival's spiny mouse
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.

Percival's spiny mouse

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.