Flax Flea Beetle vs Painted Woolly Bat

Longitarsus parvulus compared with Kerivoula picta

Key Differences

• Flax Flea Beetle is Extinct while Painted Woolly Bat is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flax Flea Beetle	Painted Woolly Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Chrysomelidae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Longitarsus	Kerivoula
Species	Longitarsus parvulus	Kerivoula picta

Evolutionary Relationship

Flax Flea Beetle and Painted Woolly Bat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Flax Flea Beetle

EX — Extinct

Painted Woolly Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flax Flea Beetle	Painted Woolly 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.

Painted Woolly Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.