Cat flea vs Piacentini's Dikdik

Ctenocephalides felis compared with Madoqua piacentinii

Key Differences

• Cat flea is Not Evaluated while Piacentini's Dikdik is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cat flea	Piacentini's Dikdik
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Pulicidae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Ctenocephalides	Madoqua
Species	Ctenocephalides felis	Madoqua piacentinii

Evolutionary Relationship

Cat flea and Piacentini's Dikdik share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Cat flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Piacentini's Dikdik

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cat flea	Piacentini's Dikdik
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).

Piacentini's Dikdik

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.