Arizona alder vs Cat flea

Alnus oblongifolia compared with Ctenocephalides felis

Key Differences

• Arizona alder is Least Concern while Cat flea is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arizona alder	Cat flea
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)
Family	Betulaceae	Pulicidae
Genus	Alnus	Ctenocephalides
Species	Alnus oblongifolia	Ctenocephalides felis

Conservation Status

Arizona alder

LC — Least Concern

Cat flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arizona alder	Cat flea
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arizona alder

Habitat

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

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).

Arizona alder

The Arizona alder, Alnus oblongifolia, is a species. It is currently assessed as least concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Cat flea

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