Cat flea vs Gray Birch Mouse

Ctenocephalides felis compared with Sicista pseudonapaea

Key Differences

• Cat flea is Not Evaluated while Gray Birch Mouse is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cat flea	Gray Birch Mouse
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	Sicista
Species	Ctenocephalides felis	Sicista pseudonapaea

Evolutionary Relationship

Cat flea and Gray Birch Mouse share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Cat flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Gray Birch Mouse

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cat flea	Gray Birch Mouse
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).

Gray Birch Mouse

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.