Dusky Flying Fox vs Flax Flea Beetle

Pteropus brunneus compared with Longitarsus parvulus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dusky Flying Fox	Flax Flea 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)	Longitarsus
Species	Pteropus brunneus	Longitarsus parvulus

Evolutionary Relationship

Dusky Flying Fox and Flax Flea Beetle share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Dusky Flying Fox

EX — Extinct

Flax Flea Beetle

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dusky Flying Fox	Flax Flea Beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dusky Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Flax Flea Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.