Cat flea vs Chalk Maple

Ctenocephalides felis compared with Acer leucoderme

Key Differences

• Cat flea is Not Evaluated while Chalk Maple is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cat flea	Chalk Maple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Pulicidae	Sapindaceae
Genus	Ctenocephalides	Acer
Species	Ctenocephalides felis	Acer leucoderme

Conservation Status

Cat flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Chalk Maple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cat flea	Chalk Maple
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).

Chalk Maple

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.

Chalk Maple

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