Cat flea vs Hamadryas baboon

Ctenocephalides felis compared with Papio hamadryas

Key Differences

• Cat flea is Not Evaluated while Hamadryas baboon is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cat flea	Hamadryas 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 hamadryas

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Cat flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Hamadryas baboon

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cat flea	Hamadryas 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).

Hamadryas baboon

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

Cat flea

The Cat flea (Ctenocephalides felis) is a species in the genus Ctenocephalides. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.