Cat flea vs Great Jerboa

Ctenocephalides felis compared with Allactaga major

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cat flea	Great 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	Allactaga
Species	Ctenocephalides felis	Allactaga major

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Cat flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Great Jerboa

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cat flea	Great 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).

Great Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ukraine.

Cat flea

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