Cat flea vs Ecuador Red Brocket

Ctenocephalides felis compared with Mazama rufina

Key Differences

• Cat flea is Not Evaluated while Ecuador Red Brocket is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cat flea	Ecuador Red Brocket
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Pulicidae	Cervidae (Deer)
Genus	Ctenocephalides	Mazama
Species	Ctenocephalides felis	Mazama rufina

Evolutionary Relationship

Cat flea and Ecuador Red Brocket share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Cat flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Ecuador Red Brocket

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cat flea	Ecuador Red Brocket
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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).

Ecuador Red Brocket

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Cat flea

The Cat flea (Ctenocephalides felis) is a species in the genus Ctenocephalides. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.