Cantor's Leaf-nosed Bat vs Cat flea

Hipposideros galeritus compared with Ctenocephalides felis

Key Differences

• Cantor's Leaf-nosed Bat is Least Concern while Cat flea is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cantor's Leaf-nosed 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	Hipposideridae	Pulicidae
Genus	Hipposideros	Ctenocephalides
Species	Hipposideros galeritus	Ctenocephalides felis

Evolutionary Relationship

Cantor's Leaf-nosed Bat and Cat flea share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Cantor's Leaf-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Cat flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cantor's Leaf-nosed Bat	Cat flea
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cantor's Leaf-nosed 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).

Cantor's Leaf-nosed Bat

The Cantor's Leaf-nosed Bat (Hipposideros galeritus) is a species in the genus Hipposideros. 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.