Flixweed Leaf Beetle vs Great Fruit-eating Bat

Psylliodes tricolor compared with Artibeus lituratus

Key Differences

• Flixweed Leaf Beetle is Extinct while Great Fruit-eating Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flixweed Leaf Beetle	Great Fruit-eating 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	Psylliodes	Artibeus
Species	Psylliodes tricolor	Artibeus lituratus

Evolutionary Relationship

Flixweed Leaf Beetle and Great Fruit-eating Bat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Flixweed Leaf Beetle

EX — Extinct

Great Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flixweed Leaf Beetle	Great Fruit-eating Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flixweed Leaf Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Great Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.