Cat flea vs Claras echymipera

Ctenocephalides felis compared with Echymipera clara

Key Differences

• Cat flea is Not Evaluated while Claras echymipera is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cat flea	Claras echymipera
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)	Peramelemorphia (Peramelemorphia)
Family	Pulicidae	Peramelidae
Genus	Ctenocephalides	Echymipera
Species	Ctenocephalides felis	Echymipera clara

Evolutionary Relationship

Cat flea and Claras echymipera share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Cat flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Claras echymipera

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cat flea	Claras echymipera
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).

Claras echymipera

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cat flea

The Cat flea (Ctenocephalides felis) is a species in the genus Ctenocephalides. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Claras echymipera

The Claras echymipera (Echymipera clara) is a species in the genus Echymipera. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.