Brown dot leafy spurge flea beetle vs Peters's Disk-winged Bat

Aphthona cyparissiae compared with Thyroptera discifera

Key Differences

• Brown dot leafy spurge flea beetle is Not Evaluated while Peters's Disk-winged Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown dot leafy spurge flea beetle	Peters's Disk-winged Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Chrysomelidae	Thyropteridae
Genus	Aphthona	Thyroptera
Species	Aphthona cyparissiae	Thyroptera discifera

Evolutionary Relationship

Brown dot leafy spurge flea beetle and Peters's Disk-winged Bat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Brown dot leafy spurge flea beetle

NE — Not Evaluated

Peters's Disk-winged Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown dot leafy spurge flea beetle	Peters's Disk-winged Bat
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.

Peters's Disk-winged Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

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.