Flea vs Peale’s Free-tailed Bat

Ctenocephalides canis compared with Nyctinomops aurispinosus

Key Differences

• Flea is Not Evaluated while Peale’s Free-tailed Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flea	Peale’s Free-tailed 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	Nyctinomops
Species	Ctenocephalides canis	Nyctinomops aurispinosus

Evolutionary Relationship

Flea and Peale’s Free-tailed Bat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Peale’s Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flea	Peale’s Free-tailed 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).

Peale’s Free-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.