Flax Flea Beetle vs Jamaican fruit bat

Longitarsus parvulus compared with Artibeus jamaicensis

Key Differences

• Flax Flea Beetle is Extinct while Jamaican fruit bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flax Flea Beetle	Jamaican fruit 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 jamaicensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Flax Flea Beetle and Jamaican fruit bat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Flax Flea Beetle

EX — Extinct

Jamaican fruit bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flax Flea Beetle	Jamaican fruit 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.

Jamaican fruit bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.