Flixweed Leaf Beetle vs Greenhall’s Dog-faced Bat

Psylliodes tricolor compared with Cynomops greenhalli

Key Differences

• Flixweed Leaf Beetle is Extinct while Greenhall’s Dog-faced Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flixweed Leaf Beetle	Greenhall’s Dog-faced 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	Psylliodes	Cynomops
Species	Psylliodes tricolor	Cynomops greenhalli

Evolutionary Relationship

Flixweed Leaf Beetle and Greenhall’s Dog-faced Bat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Flixweed Leaf Beetle

EX — Extinct

Greenhall’s Dog-faced Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flixweed Leaf Beetle	Greenhall’s Dog-faced 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.

Greenhall’s Dog-faced Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.