Cat flea vs Miller's Long-tongued Bat

Ctenocephalides felis compared with Glossophaga longirostris

Key Differences

• Cat flea is Not Evaluated while Miller's Long-tongued Bat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cat flea	Miller's Long-tongued Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Pulicidae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Ctenocephalides	Glossophaga
Species	Ctenocephalides felis	Glossophaga longirostris

Evolutionary Relationship

Cat flea and Miller's Long-tongued Bat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Cat flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Miller's Long-tongued Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cat flea	Miller's Long-tongued 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).

Miller's Long-tongued Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

Cat flea

The Cat flea (Ctenocephalides felis) is a species in the genus Ctenocephalides. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.