Flax Flea Beetle vs Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

Longitarsus parvulus compared with Brachytarsomys villosa

Key Differences

• Flax Flea Beetle is Extinct while Hairy-tailed Tree Rat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flax Flea Beetle	Hairy-tailed Tree Rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Chrysomelidae	Nesomyidae
Genus	Longitarsus	Brachytarsomys
Species	Longitarsus parvulus	Brachytarsomys villosa

Evolutionary Relationship

Flax Flea Beetle and Hairy-tailed Tree Rat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Flax Flea Beetle

EX — Extinct

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flax Flea Beetle	Hairy-tailed Tree Rat
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.

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.