Cat flea vs False Serotine Bat

Ctenocephalides felis compared with Hesperoptenus doriae

Key Differences

• Cat flea is Not Evaluated while False Serotine Bat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cat flea	False Serotine 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	Hesperoptenus
Species	Ctenocephalides felis	Hesperoptenus doriae

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Cat flea

NE — Not Evaluated

False Serotine Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cat flea	False Serotine 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).

False Serotine 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.