Cat flea vs Northern Bettong

Ctenocephalides felis compared with Bettongia tropica

Key Differences

• Cat flea is Not Evaluated while Northern Bettong is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cat flea	Northern Bettong
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Pulicidae	Potoroidae
Genus	Ctenocephalides	Bettongia
Species	Ctenocephalides felis	Bettongia tropica

Evolutionary Relationship

Cat flea and Northern Bettong share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Cat flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Northern Bettong

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cat flea	Northern Bettong
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).

Northern Bettong

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.