Big-eared Flying Fox vs Staph beetle

Pteropus macrotis compared with Oligota pumilio

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Flying Fox	Staph beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Staphylinidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Oligota
Species	Pteropus macrotis	Oligota pumilio

Evolutionary Relationship

Big-eared Flying Fox and Staph beetle share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Staph beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Flying Fox	Staph beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Staph beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Argentina, Chile).

Big-eared Flying Fox

The Big-eared Flying Fox (Pteropus macrotis) is a species in the genus Pteropus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.