Cat flea vs chainfruit

Ctenocephalides felis compared with Alyxia ilicifolia

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cat flea	chainfruit
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Pulicidae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Ctenocephalides	Alyxia
Species	Ctenocephalides felis	Alyxia ilicifolia

Conservation Status

Cat flea

NE — Not Evaluated

chainfruit

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

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).

chainfruit

Habitat

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.

chainfruit

The Chainfruit (Alyxia ilicifolia) is a species in the genus Alyxia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.