Cat flea vs Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa

Ctenocephalides felis compared with Pygeretmus platyurus

Key Differences

• Cat flea is Not Evaluated while Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cat flea	Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa
Kingdom same	Animalia (동물)	Animalia (동물)
Phylum	Arthropoda (절지동물)	Chordata (척삭동물)
Class	Insecta (곤충)	Mammalia (포유류)
Order	Siphonaptera (벼룩)	Rodentia (설치류)
Family	Pulicidae	Dipodidae
Genus	Ctenocephalides	Pygeretmus
Species	Ctenocephalides felis	Pygeretmus platyurus

Evolutionary Relationship

Cat flea and Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (동물)

Conservation Status

Cat flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cat flea	Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa
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).

Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa

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.