Abert's Squirrel vs Cat flea

Sciurus aberti compared with Ctenocephalides felis

Key Differences

• Abert's Squirrel is Least Concern while Cat flea is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Abert's Squirrel	Cat flea
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Pulicidae
Genus	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)	Ctenocephalides
Species	Sciurus aberti	Ctenocephalides felis

Evolutionary Relationship

Abert's Squirrel and Cat flea share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Abert's Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Cat flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Abert's Squirrel	Cat flea
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Abert's Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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).

Abert's Squirrel

The Abert's Squirrel (Sciurus aberti) is a species in the genus Sciurus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. It typically inhabits 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.