Dusky Tube-nosed Bat vs Flax Flea Beetle

Murina fusca compared with Longitarsus parvulus

Key Differences

• Dusky Tube-nosed Bat is Data Deficient while Flax Flea Beetle is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dusky Tube-nosed Bat	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	Vespertilionidae	Chrysomelidae
Genus	Murina	Longitarsus
Species	Murina fusca	Longitarsus parvulus

Evolutionary Relationship

Dusky Tube-nosed Bat and Flax Flea Beetle share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Dusky Tube-nosed Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Flax Flea Beetle

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dusky Tube-nosed Bat	Flax Flea Beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dusky Tube-nosed Bat

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.