Brush-tailed Mulgara vs Turnip flea beetle

Dasycercus blythi compared with Phyllotreta undulata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Brush-tailed Mulgara Turnip flea beetle
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Insecta (Insects)
Order Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia) Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family Dasyuridae Chrysomelidae
Genus Dasycercus Phyllotreta
Species Dasycercus blythi Phyllotreta undulata

Evolutionary Relationship

Brush-tailed Mulgara and Turnip flea beetle share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Brush-tailed Mulgara

LC — Least Concern

Turnip flea beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Brush-tailed Mulgara Turnip flea beetle
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brush-tailed Mulgara

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Turnip flea beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Brush-tailed Mulgara

The Brush-tailed Mulgara (Dasycercus blythi) is a species in the genus Dasycercus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Turnip flea beetle

No description available.

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