Cat flea vs Mountain Gazelle

Ctenocephalides felis compared with Gazella gazella

Key Differences

• Cat flea is Not Evaluated while Mountain Gazelle is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cat flea	Mountain Gazelle
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	Gazella
Species	Ctenocephalides felis	Gazella gazella

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Cat flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Mountain Gazelle

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cat flea	Mountain Gazelle
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).

Mountain Gazelle

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.