Cat flea vs Highland Mangabey

Ctenocephalides felis compared with Rungwecebus kipunji

Key Differences

• Cat flea is Not Evaluated while Highland Mangabey is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cat flea	Highland Mangabey
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	Rungwecebus
Species	Ctenocephalides felis	Rungwecebus kipunji

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Cat flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Highland Mangabey

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cat flea	Highland Mangabey
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).

Highland Mangabey

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.