Bouvier's Red Colobus vs Cat flea

Piliocolobus bouvieri compared with Ctenocephalides felis

Key Differences

• Bouvier's Red Colobus is Endangered while Cat flea is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bouvier's Red Colobus	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	Piliocolobus	Ctenocephalides
Species	Piliocolobus bouvieri	Ctenocephalides felis

Evolutionary Relationship

Bouvier's Red Colobus and Cat flea share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Bouvier's Red Colobus

EN — Endangered

Cat flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bouvier's Red Colobus	Cat flea
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bouvier's Red Colobus

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).

Bouvier's Red Colobus

The Bouvier's Red Colobus (Piliocolobus bouvieri) is a species in the genus Piliocolobus. It is currently classified as Endangered 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.