black currant-tree vs Cat flea

Antidesma ghaesembilla compared with Ctenocephalides felis

Key Differences

• black currant-tree is Least Concern while Cat flea is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black currant-tree	Cat flea
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)
Family	Phyllanthaceae	Pulicidae
Genus	Antidesma	Ctenocephalides
Species	Antidesma ghaesembilla	Ctenocephalides felis

Conservation Status

black currant-tree

LC — Least Concern

Cat flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black currant-tree	Cat flea
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

black currant-tree

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Guyana.

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).

black currant-tree

The Black Currant-Tree (Antidesma ghaesembilla) is a species in the genus Antidesma. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Found in Guyana.

Cat flea

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