Flea vs Gervais's Fruit-eating Bat

Ctenocephalides canis compared with Artibeus cinereus

Key Differences

• Flea is Not Evaluated while Gervais's Fruit-eating Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flea	Gervais's Fruit-eating Bat
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	Artibeus
Species	Ctenocephalides canis	Artibeus cinereus

Evolutionary Relationship

Flea and Gervais's Fruit-eating Bat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Gervais's Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flea	Gervais's Fruit-eating Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic 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).

Gervais's Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.