Cat flea vs Chestnut Weeper Capuchin

Ctenocephalides felis compared with Cebus castaneus

Key Differences

• Cat flea is Not Evaluated while Chestnut Weeper Capuchin is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cat flea	Chestnut Weeper Capuchin
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Pulicidae	Cebidae
Genus	Ctenocephalides	Cebus
Species	Ctenocephalides felis	Cebus castaneus

Evolutionary Relationship

Cat flea and Chestnut Weeper Capuchin share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Cat flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Chestnut Weeper Capuchin

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cat flea	Chestnut Weeper Capuchin
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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).

Chestnut Weeper Capuchin

Habitat

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.

Chestnut Weeper Capuchin

The Chestnut Weeper Capuchin (Cebus castaneus) is a species in the genus Cebus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.