Flea vs Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

Ctenocephalides canis compared with Urocitellus undulatus

Key Differences

• Flea is Not Evaluated while Long-tailed Ground Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flea	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel
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)	Rodentia (ネズミ目)
Family	Pulicidae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Ctenocephalides	Urocitellus
Species	Ctenocephalides canis	Urocitellus undulatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Flea and Long-tailed Ground Squirrel share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (動物)

Conservation Status

Flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flea	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel
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).

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.