Cat flea vs Gabon Talapoin

Ctenocephalides felis compared with Miopithecus ogouensis

Key Differences

• Cat flea is Not Evaluated while Gabon Talapoin is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

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

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Cat flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Gabon Talapoin

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cat flea	Gabon Talapoin
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).

Gabon Talapoin

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.