Blue-winged Mountain-Tanager vs Cat flea

Anisognathus somptuosus compared with Ctenocephalides felis

Key Differences

• Blue-winged Mountain-Tanager is Least Concern while Cat flea is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-winged Mountain-Tanager	Cat flea
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)
Family	Thraupidae	Pulicidae
Genus	Anisognathus	Ctenocephalides
Species	Anisognathus somptuosus	Ctenocephalides felis

Evolutionary Relationship

Blue-winged Mountain-Tanager and Cat flea share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Blue-winged Mountain-Tanager

LC — Least Concern

Cat flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-winged Mountain-Tanager	Cat flea
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blue-winged Mountain-Tanager

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

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).

Blue-winged Mountain-Tanager

Blue-winged Mountain-Tanager (Anisognathus somptuosus) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

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