Cat flea vs Mouse-tailed dormouse

Ctenocephalides felis compared with Myomimus roachi

Key Differences

• Cat flea is Not Evaluated while Mouse-tailed dormouse is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cat flea	Mouse-tailed dormouse
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Pulicidae	Gliridae
Genus	Ctenocephalides	Myomimus
Species	Ctenocephalides felis	Myomimus roachi

Evolutionary Relationship

Cat flea and Mouse-tailed dormouse share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Cat flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Mouse-tailed dormouse

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cat flea	Mouse-tailed dormouse
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).

Mouse-tailed dormouse

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.