Dusky Tube-nosed Bat vs Flea

Murina fusca compared with Ctenocephalides canis

Key Differences

• Dusky Tube-nosed Bat is Data Deficient while Flea is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dusky Tube-nosed Bat	Flea
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Pulicidae
Genus	Murina	Ctenocephalides
Species	Murina fusca	Ctenocephalides canis

Evolutionary Relationship

Dusky Tube-nosed Bat and Flea share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Dusky Tube-nosed Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dusky Tube-nosed Bat	Flea
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dusky Tube-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Flea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), and North America (United States).