Flea vs Four-toed Jerboa

Ctenocephalides canis compared with Allactaga tetradactyla

Key Differences

• Flea is Not Evaluated while Four-toed Jerboa is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flea	Four-toed Jerboa
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Pulicidae	Dipodidae
Genus	Ctenocephalides	Allactaga
Species	Ctenocephalides canis	Allactaga tetradactyla

Evolutionary Relationship

Flea and Four-toed Jerboa share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Four-toed Jerboa

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flea	Four-toed Jerboa
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), and North America (United States).

Four-toed Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.