Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs Cat flea

Notomys macrotis compared with Ctenocephalides felis

Key Differences

• Big-eared Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Cat flea is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Cat flea
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Pulicidae
Genus	Notomys	Ctenocephalides
Species	Notomys macrotis	Ctenocephalides felis

Evolutionary Relationship

Big-eared Hopping Mouse and Cat flea share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Cat flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Cat flea
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

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).

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

The Big-eared Hopping Mouse (Notomys macrotis) is a species in the genus Notomys. It is currently classified as Extinct 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.