Antillean Fruit-eating Bat vs Flea

Brachyphylla cavernarum compared with Ctenocephalides canis

Key Differences

• Antillean Fruit-eating Bat is Least Concern while Flea is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Antillean Fruit-eating Bat	Flea
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Pulicidae
Genus	Brachyphylla	Ctenocephalides
Species	Brachyphylla cavernarum	Ctenocephalides canis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Antillean Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Antillean Fruit-eating Bat	Flea
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Antillean Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Flea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), and North America (United States).

Antillean Fruit-eating Bat

The Antillean Fruit-eating Bat (Brachyphylla cavernarum) is a species in the genus Brachyphylla. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.