Carriker's Round-eared Bat vs Flea beetle

Lophostoma carrikeri compared with Psylliodes cucullatus

Key Differences

• Carriker's Round-eared Bat is Least Concern while Flea beetle is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Carriker's Round-eared Bat	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	Lophostoma	Psylliodes
Species	Lophostoma carrikeri	Psylliodes cucullatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Carriker's Round-eared Bat and Flea beetle share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Carriker's Round-eared Bat

LC — Least Concern

Flea beetle

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Carriker's Round-eared Bat	Flea beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Carriker's Round-eared Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Flea beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and North America (Canada, United States). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Carriker's Round-eared Bat

The Carriker's Round-eared Bat (Lophostoma carrikeri) is a species in the genus Lophostoma. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.