bed bug vs Mexican Long-tongued Bat

Cimex lectularius compared with Choeronycteris mexicana

Key Differences

• bed bug is Least Concern while Mexican Long-tongued Bat is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bed bug	Mexican Long-tongued Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Cimicidae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Cimex	Choeronycteris
Species	Cimex lectularius	Choeronycteris mexicana

Evolutionary Relationship

bed bug and Mexican Long-tongued Bat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

bed bug

LC — Least Concern

Mexican Long-tongued Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bed bug	Mexican Long-tongued Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

bed bug

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan, Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).

Mexican Long-tongued Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

bed bug

The Bed bug (Cimex lectularius) is a species in the genus Cimex. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.