Pacific Flying Fox vs Staph Beetle

Pteropus tonganus compared with Philonthus carbonarius

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Pacific 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)	Philonthus
Species	Pteropus tonganus	Philonthus carbonarius

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Pacific Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Staph Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Pacific Flying Fox	Staph Beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Pacific Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Staph Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Kyrgyzstan), Europe (Denmark, Norway, Sweden), and North America (Canada, United States).