Cat flea vs Pocketed Free-tailed Bat

Ctenocephalides felis compared with Nyctinomops femorosaccus

Key Differences

• Cat flea is Not Evaluated while Pocketed Free-tailed Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cat flea	Pocketed Free-tailed 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	Nyctinomops
Species	Ctenocephalides felis	Nyctinomops femorosaccus

Evolutionary Relationship

Cat flea and Pocketed Free-tailed Bat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Cat flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Pocketed Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cat flea	Pocketed Free-tailed 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).

Pocketed Free-tailed Bat

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.