Orange-throated Bat vs Pill Beetle

Lampronycteris brachyotis compared with Byrrhus pilula

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Orange-throated Bat	Pill Beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Byrrhidae
Genus	Lampronycteris	Byrrhus
Species	Lampronycteris brachyotis	Byrrhus pilula

Evolutionary Relationship

Orange-throated Bat and Pill Beetle share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Orange-throated Bat

LC — Least Concern

Pill Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Orange-throated Bat	Pill Beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Orange-throated Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Pill Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.