Cat flea vs Jungle cat

Ctenocephalides felis compared with Felis chaus

Key Differences

• Cat flea is Not Evaluated while Jungle cat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cat flea	Jungle cat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Pulicidae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Ctenocephalides	Felis (Small Cats)
Species	Ctenocephalides felis	Felis chaus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Cat flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Jungle cat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cat flea	Jungle cat
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).

Jungle cat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Russia.

Cat flea

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