a Sand Martin flea vs Black-capped Fruit Bat

Ceratophyllus styx compared with Chironax melanocephalus

Key Differences

• a Sand Martin flea is Not Evaluated while Black-capped Fruit Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	a Sand Martin flea	Black-capped Fruit Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Ceratophyllidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Ceratophyllus	Chironax
Species	Ceratophyllus styx	Chironax melanocephalus

Evolutionary Relationship

a Sand Martin flea and Black-capped Fruit Bat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

a Sand Martin flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	a Sand Martin flea	Black-capped Fruit Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

a Sand Martin flea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

a Sand Martin flea

A sand martin flea (Ceratophyllus styx) is a species in the genus Ceratophyllus. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Black-capped Fruit Bat

The Black-capped Fruit Bat (Chironax melanocephalus) is a species in the genus Chironax. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.