Cat flea vs Nepalese Field Mouse

Ctenocephalides felis compared with Apodemus gurkha

Key Differences

• Cat flea is Not Evaluated while Nepalese Field Mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cat flea	Nepalese Field Mouse
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Pulicidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Ctenocephalides	Apodemus
Species	Ctenocephalides felis	Apodemus gurkha

Evolutionary Relationship

Cat flea and Nepalese Field Mouse share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Cat flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Nepalese Field Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cat flea	Nepalese Field Mouse
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).

Nepalese Field Mouse

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.