Black Bonneted Bat vs Cat flea

Eumops auripendulus compared with Ctenocephalides felis

Key Differences

• Black Bonneted Bat is Least Concern while Cat flea is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Bonneted 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	Molossidae	Pulicidae
Genus	Eumops	Ctenocephalides
Species	Eumops auripendulus	Ctenocephalides felis

Evolutionary Relationship

Black Bonneted Bat and Cat flea share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Black Bonneted Bat

LC — Least Concern

Cat flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Bonneted Bat	Cat flea
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Bonneted Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

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).

Black Bonneted Bat

The Black Bonneted Bat (Eumops auripendulus) is a species in the genus Eumops. 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.