Cat flea vs Large False Serotine

Ctenocephalides felis compared with Hesperoptenus tomesi

Key Differences

• Cat flea is Not Evaluated while Large False Serotine is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cat flea	Large False Serotine
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Pulicidae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Ctenocephalides	Hesperoptenus
Species	Ctenocephalides felis	Hesperoptenus tomesi

Evolutionary Relationship

Cat flea and Large False Serotine share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Cat flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Large False Serotine

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cat flea	Large False Serotine
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).

Large False Serotine

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.