Cat flea vs Long-tailed Myotis

Ctenocephalides felis compared with Myotis longicaudatus

Key Differences

• Cat flea is Not Evaluated while Long-tailed Myotis is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cat flea	Long-tailed Myotis
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	Myotis
Species	Ctenocephalides felis	Myotis longicaudatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Cat flea and Long-tailed Myotis share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Cat flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Long-tailed Myotis

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cat flea	Long-tailed Myotis
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).

Long-tailed Myotis

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.