Flax Flea Beetle vs Greater Yellow-shouldered Bat

Longitarsus parvulus compared with Sturnira magna

Key Differences

• Flax Flea Beetle is Extinct while Greater Yellow-shouldered Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flax Flea Beetle	Greater Yellow-shouldered 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	Sturnira
Species	Longitarsus parvulus	Sturnira magna

Evolutionary Relationship

Flax Flea Beetle and Greater Yellow-shouldered Bat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Flax Flea Beetle

EX — Extinct

Greater Yellow-shouldered Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flax Flea Beetle	Greater Yellow-shouldered 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.

Greater Yellow-shouldered Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.