Arizona Shrew vs Cat flea

Sorex arizonae compared with Ctenocephalides felis

Key Differences

• Arizona Shrew is Least Concern while Cat flea is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arizona Shrew	Cat flea
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)
Family	Soricidae	Pulicidae
Genus	Sorex	Ctenocephalides
Species	Sorex arizonae	Ctenocephalides felis

Evolutionary Relationship

Arizona Shrew and Cat flea share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Arizona Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Cat flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arizona Shrew	Cat flea
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arizona Shrew

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).

Arizona Shrew

The Arizona Shrew, Sorex arizonae, is a species. It is currently assessed as least concern on the IUCN Red List. 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.