Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat vs Flea

Balantiopteryx infusca compared with Ctenocephalides canis

Key Differences

• Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat is Endangered while Flea is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat	Flea
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)
Family	Emballonuridae	Pulicidae
Genus	Balantiopteryx	Ctenocephalides
Species	Balantiopteryx infusca	Ctenocephalides canis

Evolutionary Relationship

Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat and Flea share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat

EN — Endangered

Flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat	Flea
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 4 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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).