Flea vs Northern Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

Nosopsyllus londiniensis compared with Dendrogale murina

Key Differences

• Flea is Not Evaluated while Northern Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flea	Northern Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)	Scandentia (Scandentia)
Family	Ceratophyllidae	Tupaiidae
Genus	Nosopsyllus	Dendrogale
Species	Nosopsyllus londiniensis	Dendrogale murina

Evolutionary Relationship

Flea and Northern Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Northern Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flea	Northern Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Sweden and United States.

Northern Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.