Dark fruit-eating bat vs Pigeon Flea

Artibeus obscurus compared with Ceratophyllus columbae

Key Differences

• Dark fruit-eating bat is Least Concern while Pigeon Flea is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark fruit-eating bat	Pigeon Flea
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Ceratophyllidae
Genus	Artibeus	Ceratophyllus
Species	Artibeus obscurus	Ceratophyllus columbae

Evolutionary Relationship

Dark fruit-eating bat and Pigeon Flea share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Dark fruit-eating bat

LC — Least Concern

Pigeon Flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark fruit-eating bat	Pigeon Flea
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dark fruit-eating bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Pigeon Flea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (18 countries).