Flea vs Hairy Yellow-shouldered Bat

Ctenocephalides canis compared with Sturnira erythromos

Key Differences

• Flea is Not Evaluated while Hairy Yellow-shouldered Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flea	Hairy Yellow-shouldered 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	Sturnira
Species	Ctenocephalides canis	Sturnira erythromos

Evolutionary Relationship

Flea and Hairy Yellow-shouldered Bat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Hairy Yellow-shouldered Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flea	Hairy Yellow-shouldered 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).

Hairy Yellow-shouldered Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.