Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat vs Duck Flea

Artibeus aequatorialis compared with Ceratophyllus garei

Key Differences

• Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat is Least Concern while Duck Flea is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat	Duck Flea
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Ceratophyllidae
Genus	Artibeus	Ceratophyllus
Species	Artibeus aequatorialis	Ceratophyllus garei

Evolutionary Relationship

Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat and Duck Flea share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Duck Flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat	Duck Flea
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

Duck Flea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat

The Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat (Artibeus aequatorialis) is a species in the genus Artibeus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.