Cat flea vs Eden's whale

Ctenocephalides felis compared with Balaenoptera edeni

Key Differences

• Cat flea is Not Evaluated while Eden's whale is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cat flea	Eden's whale
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Pulicidae	Balaenopteridae (Rorquals)
Genus	Ctenocephalides	Balaenoptera (Rorquals)
Species	Ctenocephalides felis	Balaenoptera edeni

Evolutionary Relationship

Cat flea and Eden's whale share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Cat flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Eden's whale

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cat flea	Eden's whale
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).

Eden's whale

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Denmark, Norway), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela).

Cat flea

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

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway