Dark flying fox vs Flixweed Leaf Beetle

Pteropus subniger compared with Psylliodes tricolor

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark flying fox	Flixweed Leaf 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)	Chrysomelidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Psylliodes
Species	Pteropus subniger	Psylliodes tricolor

Evolutionary Relationship

Dark flying fox and Flixweed Leaf Beetle share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Dark flying fox

EX — Extinct

Flixweed Leaf Beetle

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark flying fox	Flixweed Leaf Beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dark flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Flixweed Leaf Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.