Boreal Red-Backed Vole vs Cat flea

Myodes gapperi compared with Ctenocephalides felis

Key Differences

• Boreal Red-Backed Vole is Least Concern while Cat flea is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	Cat flea
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)
Family	Cricetidae	Pulicidae
Genus	Myodes	Ctenocephalides
Species	Myodes gapperi	Ctenocephalides felis

Evolutionary Relationship

Boreal Red-Backed Vole and Cat flea share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Boreal Red-Backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Cat flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	Cat flea
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Boreal Red-Backed Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States.

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).

Boreal Red-Backed Vole

The Boreal Red-backed Vole (Myodes gapperi) is a species in the genus Myodes. It is currently classified 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States