It creates no obvious logical conflict to consider ourselves to be more advanced than Night Crawlers. However, if we consider domestic dogs and cats, the issue is very different. The answer to this question is highly dependent upon the personal perspective of the person you ask. Discuss the issue in a crowded room to demonstrate this to yourself. This second incorrect notion carries over into our thinking about species and evolution.
Bacteria are arguably the most successful form of life on Earth.
Our very best evidence indicates that, in reality, all species on this world have equal lengths of evolutionary history. The differences are the result chance differences in the pathways evolutionary movement takes. Evolution is ultimately about diversity, not about progress.