Cat flea vs Écureuil géant de l'Inde

Ctenocephalides felis compared with Ratufa indica

Key Differences

• Cat flea is Not Evaluated while Écureuil géant de l'Inde is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cat flea	Écureuil géant de l'Inde
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Arthropoda (arthropodes)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (insecte)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Pulicidae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Ctenocephalides	Ratufa
Species	Ctenocephalides felis	Ratufa indica

Evolutionary Relationship

Cat flea and Écureuil géant de l'Inde share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (animal)

Conservation Status

Cat flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Écureuil géant de l'Inde

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cat flea	Écureuil géant de l'Inde
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).

Écureuil géant de l'Inde

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.