Cat Flea vs Tundra Mosquito
Side-by-side species comparison
| Attribute | Cat Flea | Tundra Mosquito |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific Name | Ctenocephalides felis | Aedes impiger |
| Order | Siphonaptera | Diptera |
| Family | Pulicidae | Culicidae |
| Size | 1.5-3 mm | 4-6 mm |
| Habitat | Underground | Tundra & Arctic |
| Diet | Blood Feeders | Blood Feeders |
| Regions | Worldwide | Canadian Arctic Archipelago, Greenland, Svalbard, northern Alaska |
| Conservation | Least Concern | Least Concern |
Cat Flea
The most common flea on both cats and dogs worldwide. Can jump up to 150 times its body length. A single female can produce up to 2,000 eggs in her lifetime.
Did You Know?
Fleas can jump 150 times their body length — equivalent to a human leaping over a 75-story building. They achieve this using a pad of elastic protein called resilin.
Tundra Mosquito
A small but abundant Arctic mosquito with dark body and pale leg bands. It is one of the most northerly distributed mosquito species in the world. Larvae inhabit shallow tundra ponds warmed by continuous summer sunlight.
Did You Know?
This mosquito has been found breeding at latitudes above 80 degrees north, among the most northerly insects on Earth.