Cat flea vs Natal Red Rock Hare

Ctenocephalides felis compared with Pronolagus crassicaudatus

Key Differences

• Cat flea is Not Evaluated while Natal Red Rock Hare is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cat flea	Natal Red Rock Hare
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Pulicidae	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Ctenocephalides	Pronolagus
Species	Ctenocephalides felis	Pronolagus crassicaudatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Cat flea and Natal Red Rock Hare share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Cat flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Natal Red Rock Hare

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cat flea	Natal Red Rock Hare
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).

Natal Red Rock Hare

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.