Cat flea vs Ooldea dunnart

Ctenocephalides felis compared with Sminthopsis ooldea

Key Differences

• Cat flea is Not Evaluated while Ooldea dunnart is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cat flea	Ooldea dunnart
Kingdom same	Animalia (สัตว์)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum	Arthropoda (สัตว์ขาปล้อง)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class	Insecta (แมลง)	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order	Siphonaptera (หมัด)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Pulicidae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Ctenocephalides	Sminthopsis
Species	Ctenocephalides felis	Sminthopsis ooldea

Evolutionary Relationship

Cat flea and Ooldea dunnart share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (สัตว์)

Conservation Status

Cat flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Ooldea dunnart

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cat flea	Ooldea dunnart
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).

Ooldea dunnart

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.