Papuan bandicoot vs Square-spot Deerfly

Microperoryctes papuensis compared with Chrysops viduatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Papuan bandicoot	Square-spot Deerfly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Peramelemorphia (Peramelemorphia)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Peramelidae	Tabanidae
Genus	Microperoryctes	Chrysops
Species	Microperoryctes papuensis	Chrysops viduatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Papuan bandicoot and Square-spot Deerfly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Papuan bandicoot

LC — Least Concern

Square-spot Deerfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Papuan bandicoot	Square-spot Deerfly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Papuan bandicoot

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Square-spot Deerfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.