Brush-tailed Mulgara vs Cat flea

Dasycercus blythi compared with Ctenocephalides felis

Key Differences

• Brush-tailed Mulgara is Least Concern while Cat flea is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brush-tailed Mulgara	Cat flea
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)
Family	Dasyuridae	Pulicidae
Genus	Dasycercus	Ctenocephalides
Species	Dasycercus blythi	Ctenocephalides felis

Evolutionary Relationship

Brush-tailed Mulgara and Cat flea share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Brush-tailed Mulgara

LC — Least Concern

Cat flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brush-tailed Mulgara	Cat flea
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brush-tailed Mulgara

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).

Brush-tailed Mulgara

The Brush-tailed Mulgara (Dasycercus blythi) is a species in the genus Dasycercus. 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.