Bird flea vs Large Fruit-eating Bat

Ceratophyllus zhovtyi compared with Artibeus amplus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bird flea	Large Fruit-eating Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (동물)	Animalia (동물)
Phylum	Arthropoda (절지동물)	Chordata (척삭동물)
Class	Insecta (곤충)	Mammalia (포유류)
Order	Siphonaptera (벼룩)	Chiroptera (박쥐)
Family	Ceratophyllidae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Ceratophyllus	Artibeus
Species	Ceratophyllus zhovtyi	Artibeus amplus

Evolutionary Relationship

Bird flea and Large Fruit-eating Bat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (동물)

Conservation Status

Bird flea

LC — Least Concern

Large Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bird flea	Large Fruit-eating Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bird flea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.

Large Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

Bird flea

The Bird flea (Ceratophyllus zhovtyi) is a species in the genus Ceratophyllus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.