bristly bearberry vs Cat flea

Arctostaphylos columbiana compared with Ctenocephalides felis

Key Differences

• bristly bearberry is Least Concern while Cat flea is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bristly bearberry	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	Arctostaphylos	Ctenocephalides
Species	Arctostaphylos columbiana	Ctenocephalides felis

Conservation Status

bristly bearberry

LC — Least Concern

Cat flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bristly bearberry	Cat flea
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

bristly bearberry

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Canada.

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).

bristly bearberry

The Bristly bearberry (Arctostaphylos columbiana) is a species in the genus Arctostaphylos. 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.