Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Cat flea

Alkanna maleolens compared with Ctenocephalides felis

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Cat flea is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Cat flea
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)
Family	Boraginaceae	Pulicidae
Genus	Alkanna	Ctenocephalides
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Ctenocephalides felis

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Cat flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Cat flea
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bad-smelling Alkanet

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).

Bad-smelling Alkanet

The Bad-smelling Alkanet (Alkanna maleolens) is a species in the genus Alkanna. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered 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.