Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat vs Cat flea

Artibeus anderseni compared with Ctenocephalides felis

Key Differences

• Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat is Least Concern while Cat flea is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat	Cat flea
Kingdom same	Animalia (동물)	Animalia (동물)
Phylum	Chordata (척삭동물)	Arthropoda (절지동물)
Class	Mammalia (포유류)	Insecta (곤충)
Order	Chiroptera (박쥐)	Siphonaptera (벼룩)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Pulicidae
Genus	Artibeus	Ctenocephalides
Species	Artibeus anderseni	Ctenocephalides felis

Evolutionary Relationship

Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat and Cat flea share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (동물)

Conservation Status

Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Cat flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat	Cat flea
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

Cat flea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Europe (6 countries), and North America (United States).

Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat

The Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat (Artibeus anderseni) is a species in the genus Artibeus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cat flea

The Cat flea (Ctenocephalides felis) is a species in the genus Ctenocephalides. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.