Cat flea vs Graceful Laucha

Ctenocephalides felis compared with Calomys lepidus

Key Differences

• Cat flea is Not Evaluated while Graceful Laucha is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cat flea	Graceful Laucha
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Pulicidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Ctenocephalides	Calomys
Species	Ctenocephalides felis	Calomys lepidus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Cat flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Graceful Laucha

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cat flea	Graceful Laucha
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).

Graceful Laucha

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.