Gray-headed Flying Fox vs Larder beetle

Pteropus poliocephalus compared with Dermestes lardarius

Key Differences

• Gray-headed Flying Fox is Vulnerable while Larder beetle is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Larder 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)	Dermestidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Dermestes
Species	Pteropus poliocephalus	Dermestes lardarius

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray-headed Flying Fox and Larder beetle share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Larder beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Larder beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Larder beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (11 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).