Cat flea vs Large Cordillera Shrew Mouse

Ctenocephalides felis compared with Archboldomys maximus

Key Differences

• Cat flea is Not Evaluated while Large Cordillera Shrew Mouse is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cat flea	Large Cordillera Shrew Mouse
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	Archboldomys
Species	Ctenocephalides felis	Archboldomys maximus

Evolutionary Relationship

Cat flea and Large Cordillera Shrew Mouse share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Cat flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Large Cordillera Shrew Mouse

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cat flea	Large Cordillera Shrew 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).

Large Cordillera Shrew 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.