alpine lady's-mantle vs Cat flea

Alchemilla alpina compared with Ctenocephalides felis

Key Differences

• alpine lady's-mantle is Least Concern while Cat flea is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine lady's-mantle	Cat flea
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rosales (Roses & Allies)	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)
Family	Rosaceae (Rose Family)	Pulicidae
Genus	Alchemilla	Ctenocephalides
Species	Alchemilla alpina	Ctenocephalides felis

Conservation Status

alpine lady's-mantle

LC — Least Concern

Cat flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine lady's-mantle	Cat flea
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

alpine lady's-mantle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (Canada).

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).

alpine lady's-mantle

The Alpine lady's-mantle (Alchemilla alpina) is a species in the genus Alchemilla. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (Canada).

Cat flea

The Cat flea (Ctenocephalides felis) is a species in the genus Ctenocephalides. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden