Brown Mastiff Bat vs Cat flea

Promops nasutus compared with Ctenocephalides felis

Key Differences

• Brown Mastiff Bat is Least Concern while Cat flea is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Mastiff 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	Promops	Ctenocephalides
Species	Promops nasutus	Ctenocephalides felis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Brown Mastiff Bat

LC — Least Concern

Cat flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Mastiff Bat	Cat flea
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brown Mastiff Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia 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).

Brown Mastiff Bat

The Brown Mastiff Bat (Promops nasutus) is a species in the genus Promops. 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.