Cat flea vs Cinnamon Wattle

Ctenocephalides felis compared with Acacia leprosa

Key Differences

• Cat flea is Not Evaluated while Cinnamon Wattle is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cat flea	Cinnamon Wattle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Pulicidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Ctenocephalides	Acacia
Species	Ctenocephalides felis	Acacia leprosa

Conservation Status

Cat flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Cinnamon Wattle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cat flea	Cinnamon Wattle
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).

Cinnamon Wattle

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.

Cinnamon Wattle

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