Aracá Uakari vs Cat flea

Cacajao ayresi compared with Ctenocephalides felis

Key Differences

• Aracá Uakari is Least Concern while Cat flea is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Aracá Uakari	Cat flea
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)
Family	Pitheciidae	Pulicidae
Genus	Cacajao	Ctenocephalides
Species	Cacajao ayresi	Ctenocephalides felis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Aracá Uakari

LC — Least Concern

Cat flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Aracá Uakari	Cat flea
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Aracá Uakari

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).

Aracá Uakari

The Aracá Uakari (Cacajao ayresi) is a species in the genus Cacajao. 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.