Cat flea vs Desert Long-eared Bat

Ctenocephalides felis compared with Otonycteris hemprichii

Key Differences

• Cat flea is Not Evaluated while Desert Long-eared Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cat flea	Desert Long-eared Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Pulicidae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Ctenocephalides	Otonycteris
Species	Ctenocephalides felis	Otonycteris hemprichii

Evolutionary Relationship

Cat flea and Desert Long-eared Bat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Cat flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Desert Long-eared Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cat flea	Desert Long-eared Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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).

Desert Long-eared Bat

Habitat

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.