Candelnut vs Cat flea

Aleurites rockinghamensis compared with Ctenocephalides felis

Key Differences

• Candelnut is Least Concern while Cat flea is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candelnut	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	Aleurites	Ctenocephalides
Species	Aleurites rockinghamensis	Ctenocephalides felis

Conservation Status

Candelnut

LC — Least Concern

Cat flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candelnut	Cat flea
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Candelnut

Habitat

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

Range

Found in India.

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).

Candelnut

The Candelnut (Aleurites rockinghamensis) is a species in the genus Aleurites. 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.