Cat flea vs Palawan Treeshrew

Ctenocephalides felis compared with Tupaia palawanensis

Key Differences

• Cat flea is Not Evaluated while Palawan Treeshrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cat flea	Palawan Treeshrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)	Scandentia (Scandentia)
Family	Pulicidae	Tupaiidae
Genus	Ctenocephalides	Tupaia
Species	Ctenocephalides felis	Tupaia palawanensis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Cat flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Palawan Treeshrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cat flea	Palawan Treeshrew
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).

Palawan Treeshrew

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.