Cat flea vs Malayan Water Shrew

Ctenocephalides felis compared with Chimarrogale hantu

Key Differences

• Cat flea is Not Evaluated while Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cat flea	Malayan Water 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	Chimarrogale
Species	Ctenocephalides felis	Chimarrogale hantu

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Cat flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cat flea	Malayan Water 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).

Malayan Water 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.