Campo-Ma’an Fruit Bat vs Cat flea

Casinycteris campomaanensis compared with Ctenocephalides felis

Key Differences

• Campo-Ma’an Fruit Bat is Data Deficient while Cat flea is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Campo-Ma’an 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	Casinycteris	Ctenocephalides
Species	Casinycteris campomaanensis	Ctenocephalides felis

Evolutionary Relationship

Campo-Ma’an Fruit Bat and Cat flea share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Campo-Ma’an Fruit Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Cat flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Campo-Ma’an Fruit Bat	Cat flea
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Campo-Ma’an 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).

Campo-Ma’an Fruit Bat

The Campo-Ma’an Fruit Bat (Casinycteris campomaanensis) is a species in the genus Casinycteris. It is currently classified as Data Deficient 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.