Cat flea vs Fat-tailed false antechinus

Ctenocephalides felis compared with Pseudantechinus macdonnellensis

Key Differences

• Cat flea is Not Evaluated while Fat-tailed false antechinus is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cat flea	Fat-tailed false antechinus
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Pulicidae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Ctenocephalides	Pseudantechinus
Species	Ctenocephalides felis	Pseudantechinus macdonnellensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Cat flea and Fat-tailed false antechinus share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Cat flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Fat-tailed false antechinus

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cat flea	Fat-tailed false antechinus
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).

Fat-tailed false antechinus

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.