Cat flea vs Northern Dwarf Bonneted Bat

Ctenocephalides felis compared with Eumops nanus

Key Differences

• Cat flea is Not Evaluated while Northern Dwarf Bonneted Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cat flea	Northern Dwarf Bonneted Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Pulicidae	Molossidae
Genus	Ctenocephalides	Eumops
Species	Ctenocephalides felis	Eumops nanus

Evolutionary Relationship

Cat flea and Northern Dwarf Bonneted Bat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Cat flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Northern Dwarf Bonneted Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cat flea	Northern Dwarf Bonneted 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).

Northern Dwarf Bonneted Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, 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.