Cat flea vs Malayan civet

Ctenocephalides felis compared with Viverra tangalunga

Key Differences

• Cat flea is Not Evaluated while Malayan civet is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cat flea	Malayan civet
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Pulicidae	Viverridae
Genus	Ctenocephalides	Viverra
Species	Ctenocephalides felis	Viverra tangalunga

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Cat flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Malayan civet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cat flea	Malayan civet
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).

Malayan civet

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.