bastard copperleaf vs Cat flea

Acalypha chamaedrifolia compared with Ctenocephalides felis

Key Differences

• bastard copperleaf is Least Concern while Cat flea is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bastard copperleaf	Cat flea
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Pulicidae
Genus	Acalypha	Ctenocephalides
Species	Acalypha chamaedrifolia	Ctenocephalides felis

Conservation Status

bastard copperleaf

LC — Least Concern

Cat flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bastard copperleaf	Cat flea
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

bastard copperleaf

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Cuba.

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).

bastard copperleaf

The Bastard copperleaf (Acalypha chamaedrifolia) is a species in the genus Acalypha. It is currently classified 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.