Black-headed Night Monkey vs Flea

Aotus nigriceps compared with Ctenocephalides canis

Key Differences

• Black-headed Night Monkey is Least Concern while Flea is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-headed Night Monkey	Flea
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)
Family	Aotidae	Pulicidae
Genus	Aotus	Ctenocephalides
Species	Aotus nigriceps	Ctenocephalides canis

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-headed Night Monkey and Flea share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Black-headed Night Monkey

LC — Least Concern

Flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-headed Night Monkey	Flea
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-headed Night Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Flea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), and North America (United States).

Black-headed Night Monkey

The Black-headed Night Monkey (Aotus nigriceps) is a species in the genus Aotus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.