Flax Flea Beetle vs Peale’s Free-tailed Bat

Longitarsus parvulus compared with Nyctinomops aurispinosus

Key Differences

• Flax Flea Beetle is Extinct while Peale’s Free-tailed Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flax Flea Beetle	Peale’s Free-tailed Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Chrysomelidae	Molossidae
Genus	Longitarsus	Nyctinomops
Species	Longitarsus parvulus	Nyctinomops aurispinosus

Evolutionary Relationship

Flax Flea Beetle and Peale’s Free-tailed Bat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Flax Flea Beetle

EX — Extinct

Peale’s Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flax Flea Beetle	Peale’s Free-tailed 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.

Peale’s Free-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.