Antillean Fruit-eating Bat vs Turnip flea beetle

Brachyphylla cavernarum compared with Phyllotreta undulata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Antillean Fruit-eating Bat Turnip flea beetle
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Insecta (Insects)
Order Chiroptera (Bats) Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family Phyllostomidae Chrysomelidae
Genus Brachyphylla Phyllotreta
Species Brachyphylla cavernarum Phyllotreta undulata

Evolutionary Relationship

Antillean Fruit-eating Bat and Turnip flea beetle share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Antillean Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Turnip flea beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Antillean Fruit-eating Bat Turnip flea beetle
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Antillean Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Turnip flea beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Antillean Fruit-eating Bat

The Antillean Fruit-eating Bat (Brachyphylla cavernarum) is a species in the genus Brachyphylla. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Turnip flea beetle

No description available.

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