Flea vs Gray-headed Flying Fox

Nosopsyllus londiniensis compared with Pteropus poliocephalus

Key Differences

• Flea is Not Evaluated while Gray-headed Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flea	Gray-headed Flying Fox
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	Ceratophyllidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Nosopsyllus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Nosopsyllus londiniensis	Pteropus poliocephalus

Evolutionary Relationship

Flea and Gray-headed Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (动物界)

Conservation Status

Flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flea	Gray-headed Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Sweden and United States.

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.