Large Flax Flea Beetle vs Mexican cottontail

Aphthona euphorbiae compared with Sylvilagus cunicularius

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large Flax Flea Beetle	Mexican cottontail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Chrysomelidae	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Aphthona	Sylvilagus
Species	Aphthona euphorbiae	Sylvilagus cunicularius

Evolutionary Relationship

Large Flax Flea Beetle and Mexican cottontail share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Large Flax Flea Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Mexican cottontail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large Flax Flea Beetle	Mexican cottontail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large Flax Flea Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Mexican cottontail

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.