Flax Flea Beetle vs Gervais's Fruit-eating Bat

Longitarsus parvulus compared with Artibeus cinereus

Key Differences

• Flax Flea Beetle is Extinct while Gervais's Fruit-eating Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flax Flea Beetle	Gervais's Fruit-eating Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Chrysomelidae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Longitarsus	Artibeus
Species	Longitarsus parvulus	Artibeus cinereus

Evolutionary Relationship

Flax Flea Beetle and Gervais's Fruit-eating Bat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Flax Flea Beetle

EX — Extinct

Gervais's Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flax Flea Beetle	Gervais's Fruit-eating Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flax Flea Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Gervais's Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.