Arizona madrone vs Cat flea

Arbutus arizonica compared with Ctenocephalides felis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arizona madrone	Cat flea
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)
Family	Ericaceae	Pulicidae
Genus	Arbutus	Ctenocephalides
Species	Arbutus arizonica	Ctenocephalides felis

Conservation Status

Arizona madrone

LC — Least Concern

Cat flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arizona madrone

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 madrone

The Arizona madrone, Arbutus arizonica, 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.