Admiralty Flying Fox vs Cat flea

Pteropus admiralitatum compared with Ctenocephalides felis

Key Differences

• Admiralty Flying Fox is Least Concern while Cat flea is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Admiralty Flying Fox	Cat flea
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Pulicidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Ctenocephalides
Species	Pteropus admiralitatum	Ctenocephalides felis

Evolutionary Relationship

Admiralty Flying Fox and Cat flea share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Admiralty Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Cat flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Admiralty Flying Fox	Cat flea
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Admiralty Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cat flea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Europe (6 countries), and North America (United States).

Admiralty Flying Fox

The Admiralty Flying Fox (Pteropus admiralitatum) is a species in the genus Pteropus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. This species inhabits Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cat flea

The Cat flea (Ctenocephalides felis) is a species in the genus Ctenocephalides. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.