Argentinian Brown Bat vs Bird flea

Eptesicus furinalis compared with Ceratophyllus zhovtyi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Argentinian Brown Bat	Bird flea
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Ceratophyllidae
Genus	Eptesicus	Ceratophyllus
Species	Eptesicus furinalis	Ceratophyllus zhovtyi

Evolutionary Relationship

Argentinian Brown Bat and Bird flea share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Argentinian Brown Bat

LC — Least Concern

Bird flea

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Argentinian Brown Bat	Bird flea
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Argentinian Brown Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Bird flea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.

Argentinian Brown Bat

The Argentinian Brown Bat, Eptesicus furinalis, is a species. It is currently assessed as least concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bird flea

The Bird flea (Ceratophyllus zhovtyi) is a species in the genus Ceratophyllus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.