Asian Badger vs Cat flea

Meles leucurus compared with Ctenocephalides felis

Key Differences

• Asian Badger is Least Concern while Cat flea is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asian Badger	Cat flea
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)
Family	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)	Pulicidae
Genus	Meles	Ctenocephalides
Species	Meles leucurus	Ctenocephalides felis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Asian Badger

LC — Least Concern

Cat flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asian Badger	Cat flea
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asian Badger

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).

Asian Badger

Asian badger (Meles leucurus) is a species in the genus Meles. It is listed 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.