Boyacá Spiny Rat vs Cat flea

Proechimys chrysaeolus compared with Ctenocephalides felis

Key Differences

• Boyacá Spiny Rat is Data Deficient while Cat flea is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boyacá Spiny Rat	Cat flea
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)
Family	Echimyidae	Pulicidae
Genus	Proechimys	Ctenocephalides
Species	Proechimys chrysaeolus	Ctenocephalides felis

Evolutionary Relationship

Boyacá Spiny Rat and Cat flea share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Boyacá Spiny Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Cat flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boyacá Spiny Rat	Cat flea
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Boyacá Spiny Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

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).

Boyacá Spiny Rat

The Boyacá spiny rat (Proechimys chrysaeolus) is a species in the genus Proechimys. 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.