Cat flea vs Hunter's Hartebeest

Ctenocephalides felis compared with Beatragus hunteri

Key Differences

• Cat flea is Not Evaluated while Hunter's Hartebeest is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cat flea	Hunter's Hartebeest
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Pulicidae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Ctenocephalides	Beatragus
Species	Ctenocephalides felis	Beatragus hunteri

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Cat flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Hunter's Hartebeest

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cat flea	Hunter's Hartebeest
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).

Hunter's Hartebeest

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.