Bird flea vs Pocketed Free-tailed Bat

Ceratophyllus zhovtyi compared with Nyctinomops femorosaccus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bird flea	Pocketed Free-tailed Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Ceratophyllidae	Molossidae
Genus	Ceratophyllus	Nyctinomops
Species	Ceratophyllus zhovtyi	Nyctinomops femorosaccus

Evolutionary Relationship

Bird flea and Pocketed Free-tailed Bat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Bird flea

LC — Least Concern

Pocketed Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bird flea	Pocketed Free-tailed Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bird flea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.

Pocketed Free-tailed Bat

Habitat

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.