Mindanao Pygmy Fruit Bat vs Staph Beetle

Alionycteris paucidentata compared with Tasgius ater

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mindanao Pygmy Fruit Bat	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	Alionycteris	Tasgius
Species	Alionycteris paucidentata	Tasgius ater

Evolutionary Relationship

Mindanao Pygmy Fruit Bat and Staph Beetle share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Mindanao Pygmy Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Staph Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mindanao Pygmy Fruit Bat	Staph Beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mindanao Pygmy Fruit Bat

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.