Dwarf Flying Fox vs Hop Flea Beetle

Pteropus woodfordi compared with Psylliodes attenuata

Key Differences

• Dwarf Flying Fox is Least Concern while Hop Flea Beetle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf Flying Fox	Hop 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)	Psylliodes
Species	Pteropus woodfordi	Psylliodes attenuata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Dwarf Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Hop Flea Beetle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dwarf Flying Fox	Hop Flea Beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dwarf Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hop Flea Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.