Blind Small-eared Shrew vs Cat flea

Cryptotis niausa compared with Ctenocephalides felis

Key Differences

• Blind Small-eared Shrew is Data Deficient while Cat flea is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blind Small-eared 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	Cryptotis	Ctenocephalides
Species	Cryptotis niausa	Ctenocephalides felis

Evolutionary Relationship

Blind Small-eared Shrew and Cat flea share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Blind Small-eared Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Cat flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Cat flea
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blind Small-eared Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and 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).

Blind Small-eared Shrew

The Blind Small-eared Shrew (Cryptotis niausa) is a species in the genus Cryptotis. It is currently classified as Data Deficient 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.