Cat flea vs Gray Mouse Opossum

Ctenocephalides felis compared with Tlacuatzin canescens

Key Differences

• Cat flea is Not Evaluated while Gray Mouse Opossum is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cat flea	Gray Mouse Opossum
Kingdom same	Animalia (動物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum	Arthropoda (節足動物)	Chordata (脊索動物)
Class	Insecta (昆虫)	Mammalia (哺乳類)
Order	Siphonaptera (ノミ)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family	Pulicidae	Didelphidae
Genus	Ctenocephalides	Tlacuatzin
Species	Ctenocephalides felis	Tlacuatzin canescens

Evolutionary Relationship

Cat flea and Gray Mouse Opossum share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (動物)

Conservation Status

Cat flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Gray Mouse Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cat flea	Gray Mouse Opossum
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).

Gray Mouse Opossum

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.