Flea vs Narrow-headed Slender Opossum

Ctenocephalides canis compared with Marmosops cracens

Key Differences

• Flea is Not Evaluated while Narrow-headed Slender Opossum is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flea	Narrow-headed Slender Opossum
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family	Pulicidae	Didelphidae
Genus	Ctenocephalides	Marmosops
Species	Ctenocephalides canis	Marmosops cracens

Evolutionary Relationship

Flea and Narrow-headed Slender Opossum share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Narrow-headed Slender Opossum

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flea	Narrow-headed Slender Opossum
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).

Narrow-headed Slender Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.