Cat vs tropical bed bug

Felis catus compared with Cimex hemipterus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cat	tropical bed bug
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Felidae (Cats)	Cimicidae
Genus	Felis (Small Cats)	Cimex
Species	Felis catus	Cimex hemipterus

Evolutionary Relationship

Cat and tropical bed bug share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

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Conservation Status

Cat

NE — Not Evaluated

Trend: Stable →

tropical bed bug

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cat	tropical bed bug
Diet	Carnivore	—
Average Lifespan	15 years	—
Average Length	46 cm	—
Average Weight	4.5 kg	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cat

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (9 countries), Asia (7 countries), Europe (11 countries), North America (13 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (11 countries), and South America (6 countries).

tropical bed bug

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across France, Sweden, and Taiwan.

Cat

One of humanity's most successful domesticated companions, domestic cats are small, agile carnivores originating from the Near Eastern wildcat (Felis silvestris lybica) domesticated approximately 10,000 years ago. With over 70 recognized breeds, cats retain strong predatory instincts and have colonized virtually every terrestrial environment on Earth. They are the world's most popular pet, with an estimated 600 million kept worldwide.