Cat flea vs Greater Long-tailed Hamster

Ctenocephalides felis compared with Tscherskia triton

Key Differences

• Cat flea is Not Evaluated while Greater Long-tailed Hamster is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cat flea	Greater Long-tailed Hamster
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Pulicidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Ctenocephalides	Tscherskia
Species	Ctenocephalides felis	Tscherskia triton

Evolutionary Relationship

Cat flea and Greater Long-tailed Hamster share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Cat flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Greater Long-tailed Hamster

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cat flea	Greater Long-tailed Hamster
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).

Greater Long-tailed Hamster

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.