Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse vs Iris Flea Beetle

Chiropodomys major compared with Aphthona nonstriata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse	Iris Flea Beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Chrysomelidae
Genus	Chiropodomys	Aphthona
Species	Chiropodomys major	Aphthona nonstriata

Evolutionary Relationship

Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse and Iris Flea Beetle share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Iris Flea Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse	Iris Flea Beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Iris Flea Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.