Little Red Flying Fox vs Staph Beetle

Pteropus scapulatus compared with Tasgius ater

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Little Red Flying Fox	Staph 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)	Staphylinidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Tasgius
Species	Pteropus scapulatus	Tasgius ater

Evolutionary Relationship

Little Red Flying Fox and Staph Beetle share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Little Red Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Staph Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Little Red Flying Fox	Staph Beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Little Red Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Staph Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.