Hairy-tailed Tree Rat vs Iris Flea Beetle

Brachytarsomys villosa compared with Aphthona nonstriata

Key Differences

• Hairy-tailed Tree Rat is Vulnerable while Iris Flea Beetle is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-tailed Tree Rat	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	Nesomyidae	Chrysomelidae
Genus	Brachytarsomys	Aphthona
Species	Brachytarsomys villosa	Aphthona nonstriata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Iris Flea Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-tailed Tree Rat	Iris Flea Beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

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.