Flax Flea Beetle vs Gray-bellied Night Monkey

Longitarsus parvulus compared with Aotus lemurinus

Key Differences

• Flax Flea Beetle is Extinct while Gray-bellied Night Monkey is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flax Flea Beetle	Gray-bellied Night Monkey
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Chrysomelidae	Aotidae
Genus	Longitarsus	Aotus
Species	Longitarsus parvulus	Aotus lemurinus

Evolutionary Relationship

Flax Flea Beetle and Gray-bellied Night Monkey share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Flax Flea Beetle

EX — Extinct

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flax Flea Beetle	Gray-bellied Night Monkey
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flax Flea Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.