Flax Flea Beetle vs Gray’s Sportive Lemur

Longitarsus parvulus compared with Lepilemur dorsalis

Key Differences

• Flax Flea Beetle is Extinct while Gray’s Sportive Lemur is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flax Flea Beetle	Gray’s Sportive Lemur
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Chrysomelidae	Lepilemuridae
Genus	Longitarsus	Lepilemur
Species	Longitarsus parvulus	Lepilemur dorsalis

Evolutionary Relationship

Flax Flea Beetle and Gray’s Sportive Lemur share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Flax Flea Beetle

EX — Extinct

Gray’s Sportive Lemur

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flax Flea Beetle	Gray’s Sportive Lemur
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’s Sportive Lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.