Flixweed Leaf Beetle vs Medellín Small-eared Shrew

Psylliodes tricolor compared with Cryptotis medellinia

Key Differences

• Flixweed Leaf Beetle is Extinct while Medellín Small-eared Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flixweed Leaf Beetle	Medellín Small-eared Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Chrysomelidae	Soricidae
Genus	Psylliodes	Cryptotis
Species	Psylliodes tricolor	Cryptotis medellinia

Evolutionary Relationship

Flixweed Leaf Beetle and Medellín Small-eared Shrew share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Flixweed Leaf Beetle

EX — Extinct

Medellín Small-eared Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flixweed Leaf Beetle	Medellín Small-eared Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flixweed Leaf Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Medellín Small-eared Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.