Baker's Yellow-shouldered Bat vs Cat flea

Sturnira bakeri compared with Ctenocephalides felis

Key Differences

• Baker's Yellow-shouldered Bat is Least Concern while Cat flea is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Baker's Yellow-shouldered Bat	Cat 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	Sturnira	Ctenocephalides
Species	Sturnira bakeri	Ctenocephalides felis

Evolutionary Relationship

Baker's Yellow-shouldered Bat and Cat flea share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Baker's Yellow-shouldered Bat

LC — Least Concern

Cat flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Baker's Yellow-shouldered Bat	Cat flea
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Baker's Yellow-shouldered Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

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).

Baker's Yellow-shouldered Bat

The Baker's Yellow-shouldered Bat (Sturnira bakeri) is a species in the genus Sturnira. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. 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.