Borneo Fruit Bat vs Cat flea

Aethalops aequalis compared with Ctenocephalides felis

Key Differences

• Borneo Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Cat flea is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Borneo Fruit 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	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Pulicidae
Genus	Aethalops	Ctenocephalides
Species	Aethalops aequalis	Ctenocephalides felis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Borneo Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Cat flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Borneo Fruit Bat	Cat flea
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Borneo Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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).

Borneo Fruit Bat

The Borneo Fruit Bat (Aethalops aequalis) is a species in the genus Aethalops. 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.