Cat flea vs Great Gerbil

Ctenocephalides felis compared with Rhombomys opimus

Key Differences

• Cat flea is Not Evaluated while Great Gerbil is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cat flea	Great Gerbil
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Pulicidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Ctenocephalides	Rhombomys
Species	Ctenocephalides felis	Rhombomys opimus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Cat flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Great Gerbil

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cat flea	Great Gerbil
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).

Great Gerbil

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.