Flax Flea Beetle vs Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

Longitarsus parvulus compared with Diphylla ecaudata

Key Differences

• Flax Flea Beetle is Extinct while Hairy-legged Vampire Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flax Flea Beetle	Hairy-legged Vampire 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	Diphylla
Species	Longitarsus parvulus	Diphylla ecaudata

Evolutionary Relationship

Flax Flea Beetle and Hairy-legged Vampire Bat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Flax Flea Beetle

EX — Extinct

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flax Flea Beetle	Hairy-legged Vampire 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.

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.