dead-nettle leaf beetle vs Ooldea dunnart

Chrysolina fastuosa compared with Sminthopsis ooldea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	dead-nettle leaf beetle	Ooldea dunnart
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	Chrysolina	Sminthopsis
Species	Chrysolina fastuosa	Sminthopsis ooldea

Evolutionary Relationship

dead-nettle leaf beetle and Ooldea dunnart share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

dead-nettle leaf beetle

LC — Least Concern

Ooldea dunnart

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	dead-nettle leaf beetle	Ooldea dunnart
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

dead-nettle leaf beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Ooldea dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.