Cat flea vs Mongolian Three-toed Jerboa

Ctenocephalides felis compared with Stylodipus andrewsi

Key Differences

• Cat flea is Not Evaluated while Mongolian Three-toed Jerboa is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cat flea	Mongolian Three-toed Jerboa
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Pulicidae	Dipodidae
Genus	Ctenocephalides	Stylodipus
Species	Ctenocephalides felis	Stylodipus andrewsi

Evolutionary Relationship

Cat flea and Mongolian Three-toed Jerboa share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Cat flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Mongolian Three-toed Jerboa

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cat flea	Mongolian Three-toed Jerboa
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).

Mongolian Three-toed Jerboa

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.