Cantor's Leaf-nosed Bat vs Duck Flea

Hipposideros galeritus compared with Ceratophyllus garei

Key Differences

• Cantor's Leaf-nosed Bat is Least Concern while Duck Flea is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cantor's Leaf-nosed Bat	Duck Flea
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)
Family	Hipposideridae	Ceratophyllidae
Genus	Hipposideros	Ceratophyllus
Species	Hipposideros galeritus	Ceratophyllus garei

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Cantor's Leaf-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Duck Flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cantor's Leaf-nosed Bat	Duck 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.

Duck Flea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.