Cat flea vs One-striped opossum

Ctenocephalides felis compared with Monodelphis unistriata

Key Differences

• Cat flea is Not Evaluated while One-striped opossum is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cat flea	One-striped opossum
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family	Pulicidae	Didelphidae
Genus	Ctenocephalides	Monodelphis
Species	Ctenocephalides felis	Monodelphis unistriata

Evolutionary Relationship

Cat flea and One-striped opossum share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Cat flea

NE — Not Evaluated

One-striped opossum

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cat flea	One-striped opossum
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).

One-striped opossum

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.