Gilliard's Flying Fox vs Hop Flea Beetle

Pteropus gilliardorum compared with Psylliodes attenuata

Key Differences

• Gilliard's Flying Fox is Vulnerable while Hop Flea Beetle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gilliard's Flying Fox	Hop Flea Beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Chrysomelidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Psylliodes
Species	Pteropus gilliardorum	Psylliodes attenuata

Evolutionary Relationship

Gilliard's Flying Fox and Hop Flea Beetle share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Gilliard's Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Hop Flea Beetle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gilliard's Flying Fox	Hop Flea Beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gilliard's Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hop Flea Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.