Large rove beetle vs Little Red Flying Fox

Quedius curtipennis compared with Pteropus scapulatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large rove beetle	Little Red Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Staphylinidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Quedius	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Quedius curtipennis	Pteropus scapulatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Large rove beetle and Little Red Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Large rove beetle

LC — Least Concern

Little Red Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large rove beetle	Little Red Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large rove beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (4 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

Little Red Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.