Cat flea vs Pilbara ningaui

Ctenocephalides felis compared with Ningaui timealeyi

Key Differences

• Cat flea is Not Evaluated while Pilbara ningaui is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cat flea	Pilbara ningaui
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Pulicidae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Ctenocephalides	Ningaui
Species	Ctenocephalides felis	Ningaui timealeyi

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Cat flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Pilbara ningaui

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cat flea	Pilbara ningaui
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).

Pilbara ningaui

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.