Large Flax Flea Beetle vs Lyles flying fox

Aphthona euphorbiae compared with Pteropus lylei

Key Differences

• Large Flax Flea Beetle is Least Concern while Lyles flying fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large Flax Flea Beetle	Lyles flying fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Chrysomelidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Aphthona	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Aphthona euphorbiae	Pteropus lylei

Evolutionary Relationship

Large Flax Flea Beetle and Lyles flying fox share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Large Flax Flea Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Lyles flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large Flax Flea Beetle	Lyles flying fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large Flax Flea Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Lyles flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.