Cat flea vs Omilteme Cottontail

Ctenocephalides felis compared with Sylvilagus insonus

Key Differences

• Cat flea is Not Evaluated while Omilteme Cottontail is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cat flea	Omilteme Cottontail
Kingdom same	Animalia (животные)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum	Arthropoda (членистоногие)	Chordata (хордовые)
Class	Insecta (насекомые)	Mammalia (млекопитающие)
Order	Siphonaptera (Блохи)	Lagomorpha (зайцеобразные)
Family	Pulicidae	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Ctenocephalides	Sylvilagus
Species	Ctenocephalides felis	Sylvilagus insonus

Evolutionary Relationship

Cat flea and Omilteme Cottontail share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (животные)

Conservation Status

Cat flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Omilteme Cottontail

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cat flea	Omilteme Cottontail
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).

Omilteme Cottontail

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.