Cat flea vs Grandidier's Trident Bat

Ctenocephalides felis compared with Paratriaenops auritus

Key Differences

• Cat flea is Not Evaluated while Grandidier's Trident Bat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cat flea	Grandidier's Trident Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Pulicidae	Rhinonycteridae
Genus	Ctenocephalides	Paratriaenops
Species	Ctenocephalides felis	Paratriaenops auritus

Evolutionary Relationship

Cat flea and Grandidier's Trident Bat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Cat flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Grandidier's Trident Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cat flea	Grandidier's Trident 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).

Grandidier's Trident 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.