Cat flea vs Large Short-tailed Rat

Ctenocephalides felis compared with Brachyuromys ramirohitra

Key Differences

• Cat flea is Not Evaluated while Large Short-tailed Rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cat flea	Large Short-tailed Rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (동물)	Animalia (동물)
Phylum	Arthropoda (절지동물)	Chordata (척삭동물)
Class	Insecta (곤충)	Mammalia (포유류)
Order	Siphonaptera (벼룩)	Rodentia (설치류)
Family	Pulicidae	Nesomyidae
Genus	Ctenocephalides	Brachyuromys
Species	Ctenocephalides felis	Brachyuromys ramirohitra

Evolutionary Relationship

Cat flea and Large Short-tailed Rat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (동물)

Conservation Status

Cat flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Large Short-tailed Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cat flea	Large Short-tailed Rat
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).

Large Short-tailed Rat

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.