Albuja’s Climbing Rat vs Cat flea

Rhipidomys albujai compared with Ctenocephalides felis

Key Differences

• Albuja’s Climbing Rat is Data Deficient while Cat flea is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Albuja’s Climbing Rat	Cat flea
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)
Family	Cricetidae	Pulicidae
Genus	Rhipidomys	Ctenocephalides
Species	Rhipidomys albujai	Ctenocephalides felis

Evolutionary Relationship

Albuja’s Climbing Rat and Cat flea share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Albuja’s Climbing Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Cat flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Albuja’s Climbing Rat	Cat flea
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Albuja’s Climbing Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador.

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).

Albuja’s Climbing Rat

The Albuja’s Climbing Rat (Rhipidomys albujai) is a species in the genus Rhipidomys. Its conservation status is listed as Data Deficient, indicating insufficient data for assessment. Typically found in 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.