Cat flea vs Indomalayan Vandeleuria

Ctenocephalides felis compared with Vandeleuria oleracea

Key Differences

• Cat flea is Not Evaluated while Indomalayan Vandeleuria is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cat flea	Indomalayan Vandeleuria
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Pulicidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Ctenocephalides	Vandeleuria
Species	Ctenocephalides felis	Vandeleuria oleracea

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Cat flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Indomalayan Vandeleuria

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cat flea	Indomalayan Vandeleuria
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).

Indomalayan Vandeleuria

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.