Pacific Flying Fox vs Violet checkered beetle

Pteropus tonganus compared with Necrobia violacea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Pacific Flying Fox	Violet checkered 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)	Cleridae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Necrobia
Species	Pteropus tonganus	Necrobia violacea

Evolutionary Relationship

Pacific Flying Fox and Violet checkered beetle share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Pacific Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Violet checkered beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Pacific Flying Fox	Violet checkered beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Pacific Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Violet checkered beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan, Taiwan), Europe (10 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).