Common dung beetle vs Great Flying Fox

Aphodius fimetarius compared with Pteropus neohibernicus

Key Differences

• Common dung beetle is Not Evaluated while Great Flying Fox is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Common dung beetle	Great Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Scarabaeidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Aphodius	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Aphodius fimetarius	Pteropus neohibernicus

Evolutionary Relationship

Common dung beetle and Great Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Common dung beetle

NE — Not Evaluated

Great Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Common dung beetle	Great Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Common dung beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

Great Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Common dung beetle

Common dung beetle (Aphodius fimetarius) is classified as Not Evaluated (NE) on the IUCN Red List. Not yet evaluated against IUCN Red List criteria. Conservation status remains to be determined.