Cat flea vs Kintampo Rope Squirrel

Ctenocephalides felis compared with Funisciurus substriatus

Key Differences

• Cat flea is Not Evaluated while Kintampo Rope Squirrel is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cat flea	Kintampo Rope Squirrel
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Pulicidae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Ctenocephalides	Funisciurus
Species	Ctenocephalides felis	Funisciurus substriatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Cat flea and Kintampo Rope Squirrel share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Cat flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Kintampo Rope Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cat flea	Kintampo Rope Squirrel
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).

Kintampo Rope Squirrel

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.