Bushy-tailed Mongoose vs Cat flea

Bdeogale crassicauda compared with Ctenocephalides felis

Key Differences

• Bushy-tailed Mongoose is Least Concern while Cat flea is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bushy-tailed Mongoose	Cat flea
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)
Family	Herpestidae	Pulicidae
Genus	Bdeogale	Ctenocephalides
Species	Bdeogale crassicauda	Ctenocephalides felis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bushy-tailed Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Cat flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bushy-tailed Mongoose	Cat flea
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bushy-tailed Mongoose

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).

Bushy-tailed Mongoose

The Bushy-tailed Mongoose (Bdeogale crassicauda) is a species in the genus Bdeogale. 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.