Iris Flea Beetle vs Sambar de Java

Aphthona nonstriata compared with Rusa timorensis

Key Differences

• Iris Flea Beetle is Least Concern while Sambar de Java is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Iris Flea Beetle	Sambar de Java
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (artrópodos)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Insecta (insecto)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Coleoptera (coleópteros)	Artiodactyla (artiodáctilos)
Family	Chrysomelidae	Cervidae (Deer)
Genus	Aphthona	Rusa
Species	Aphthona nonstriata	Rusa timorensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Iris Flea Beetle and Sambar de Java share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Iris Flea Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Sambar de Java

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Iris Flea Beetle	Sambar de Java
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Iris Flea Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Sambar de Java

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, tundra, and tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests spanning the Australasia and Afrotropic and Oceanian realms.

Range

Distributed across Mauritius, New Zealand, and Norway. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway