Butterfly-leaf vs Cat flea

Adenolobus garipensis compared with Ctenocephalides felis

Key Differences

• Butterfly-leaf is Least Concern while Cat flea is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Butterfly-leaf	Cat flea
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)
Family	Fabaceae	Pulicidae
Genus	Adenolobus	Ctenocephalides
Species	Adenolobus garipensis	Ctenocephalides felis

Conservation Status

Butterfly-leaf

LC — Least Concern

Cat flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Butterfly-leaf	Cat flea
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Butterfly-leaf

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).

Butterfly-leaf

The Butterfly-leaf (Adenolobus garipensis) is a species in the genus Adenolobus. 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.