Cat flea vs Orces's Long-tongued Bat

Ctenocephalides felis compared with Lonchophylla orcesi

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cat flea	Orces'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	Lonchophylla
Species	Ctenocephalides felis	Lonchophylla orcesi

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Cat flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Orces's Long-tongued Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cat flea	Orces'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).

Orces's Long-tongued Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador.

Cat flea

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