Agile Mangabey vs Cat flea

Cercocebus agilis compared with Ctenocephalides felis

Key Differences

  • Agile Mangabey is Least Concern while Cat flea is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Agile Mangabey Cat flea
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Insecta (Insects)
Order Primates (Primates) Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)
Family Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys) Pulicidae
Genus Cercocebus Ctenocephalides
Species Cercocebus agilis Ctenocephalides felis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Agile Mangabey

LC — Least Concern

Cat flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Agile Mangabey Cat flea
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Agile Mangabey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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).

Agile Mangabey

The Agile Mangabey (Cercocebus agilis) is a species in the genus Cercocebus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. 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.

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