Cat flea vs Guinea baboon

Ctenocephalides felis compared with Papio papio

Key Differences

• Cat flea is Not Evaluated while Guinea baboon is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cat flea	Guinea baboon
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	Papio
Species	Ctenocephalides felis	Papio papio

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Cat flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Guinea baboon

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cat flea	Guinea baboon
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).

Guinea baboon

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.