Cat flea vs Lowe's Shrew

Ctenocephalides felis compared with Chodsigoa parca

Key Differences

• Cat flea is Not Evaluated while Lowe's Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cat flea	Lowe's Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Pulicidae	Soricidae
Genus	Ctenocephalides	Chodsigoa
Species	Ctenocephalides felis	Chodsigoa parca

Evolutionary Relationship

Cat flea and Lowe's Shrew share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Cat flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Lowe's Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cat flea	Lowe's Shrew
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).

Lowe's Shrew

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.