Cat flea vs Euphrates Jerboa

Ctenocephalides felis compared with Scarturus euphratica

Key Differences

• Cat flea is Not Evaluated while Euphrates Jerboa is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cat flea	Euphrates Jerboa
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Pulicidae	Dipodidae
Genus	Ctenocephalides	Scarturus
Species	Ctenocephalides felis	Scarturus euphratica

Evolutionary Relationship

Cat flea and Euphrates Jerboa share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Cat flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Euphrates Jerboa

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cat flea	Euphrates Jerboa
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).

Euphrates Jerboa

Habitat

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.