Cat flea vs Orange Nectar Bat

Ctenocephalides felis compared with Lonchophylla robusta

Key Differences

• Cat flea is Not Evaluated while Orange Nectar Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cat flea	Orange Nectar Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (动物界)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum	Arthropoda (节肢动物门)	Chordata (脊索动物门)
Class	Insecta (昆蟲綱)	Mammalia (哺乳動物)
Order	Siphonaptera (蚤目)	Chiroptera (翼手目)
Family	Pulicidae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Ctenocephalides	Lonchophylla
Species	Ctenocephalides felis	Lonchophylla robusta

Evolutionary Relationship

Cat flea and Orange Nectar Bat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (动物界)

Conservation Status

Cat flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Orange Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cat flea	Orange Nectar Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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).

Orange Nectar Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Cat flea

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