Cat flea vs Lemming Mountain Vole

Ctenocephalides felis compared with Alticola lemminus

Key Differences

• Cat flea is Not Evaluated while Lemming Mountain Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cat flea	Lemming Mountain Vole
Kingdom same	Animalia (hewan)	Animalia (hewan)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Artropoda)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (serangga)	Mammalia (mamalia)
Order	Siphonaptera (Pinjal)	Rodentia (hewan pengerat)
Family	Pulicidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Ctenocephalides	Alticola
Species	Ctenocephalides felis	Alticola lemminus

Evolutionary Relationship

Cat flea and Lemming Mountain Vole share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (hewan)

Conservation Status

Cat flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Lemming Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cat flea	Lemming Mountain Vole
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).

Lemming Mountain Vole

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.