Cat flea vs Noble Brush-tailed Mouse

Ctenocephalides felis compared with Calomyscus grandis

Key Differences

• Cat flea is Not Evaluated while Noble Brush-tailed Mouse is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cat flea	Noble Brush-tailed Mouse
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Pulicidae	Calomyscidae
Genus	Ctenocephalides	Calomyscus
Species	Ctenocephalides felis	Calomyscus grandis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Cat flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Noble Brush-tailed Mouse

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cat flea	Noble Brush-tailed 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).

Noble Brush-tailed 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.