Bidentate Yellow-shouldered Bat vs Flea

Sturnira bidens compared with Ctenocephalides canis

Key Differences

• Bidentate Yellow-shouldered Bat is Least Concern while Flea is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bidentate Yellow-shouldered 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	Sturnira	Ctenocephalides
Species	Sturnira bidens	Ctenocephalides canis

Evolutionary Relationship

Bidentate Yellow-shouldered Bat and Flea share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Bidentate Yellow-shouldered Bat

LC — Least Concern

Flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bidentate Yellow-shouldered Bat	Flea
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bidentate Yellow-shouldered Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

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).

Bidentate Yellow-shouldered Bat

The Bidentate Yellow-shouldered Bat (Sturnira bidens) 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.