Cat flea vs Perla Yellow-shouldered Bats

Ctenocephalides felis compared with Sturnira perla

Key Differences

• Cat flea is Not Evaluated while Perla Yellow-shouldered Bats is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cat flea	Perla Yellow-shouldered Bats
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	Sturnira
Species	Ctenocephalides felis	Sturnira perla

Evolutionary Relationship

Cat flea and Perla Yellow-shouldered Bats share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Cat flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Perla Yellow-shouldered Bats

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cat flea	Perla Yellow-shouldered Bats
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).

Perla Yellow-shouldered Bats

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.