Beach Acronychia vs Cat flea

Acronychia imperforata compared with Ctenocephalides felis

Key Differences

• Beach Acronychia is Least Concern while Cat flea is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beach Acronychia	Cat flea
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)
Family	Rutaceae	Pulicidae
Genus	Acronychia	Ctenocephalides
Species	Acronychia imperforata	Ctenocephalides felis

Conservation Status

Beach Acronychia

LC — Least Concern

Cat flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beach Acronychia	Cat flea
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beach Acronychia

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).

Beach Acronychia

The Beach Acronychia (Acronychia imperforata) is a species in the genus Acronychia. 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.