Flea vs Greenhall’s Dog-faced Bat

Ctenocephalides canis compared with Cynomops greenhalli

Key Differences

• Flea is Not Evaluated while Greenhall’s Dog-faced Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flea	Greenhall’s Dog-faced 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	Cynomops
Species	Ctenocephalides canis	Cynomops greenhalli

Evolutionary Relationship

Flea and Greenhall’s Dog-faced Bat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Greenhall’s Dog-faced Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flea	Greenhall’s Dog-faced 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).

Greenhall’s Dog-faced Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.