Ash-breasted Tit-Tyrant vs Cat flea

Anairetes alpinus compared with Ctenocephalides felis

Key Differences

• Ash-breasted Tit-Tyrant is Endangered while Cat flea is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ash-breasted Tit-Tyrant	Cat flea
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)
Family	Tyrannidae	Pulicidae
Genus	Anairetes	Ctenocephalides
Species	Anairetes alpinus	Ctenocephalides felis

Evolutionary Relationship

Ash-breasted Tit-Tyrant and Cat flea share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Ash-breasted Tit-Tyrant

EN — Endangered

Cat flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ash-breasted Tit-Tyrant	Cat flea
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ash-breasted Tit-Tyrant

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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).

Ash-breasted Tit-Tyrant

Ash-breasted tit-tyrant (Anairetes alpinus) is a species in the genus Anairetes. It is classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Cat flea

The Cat flea (Ctenocephalides felis) is a species in the genus Ctenocephalides. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway