Cat flea vs Horsfield's tarsier

Ctenocephalides felis compared with Cephalopachus bancanus

Key Differences

• Cat flea is Not Evaluated while Horsfield's tarsier is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cat flea	Horsfield's tarsier
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Pulicidae	Tarsiidae
Genus	Ctenocephalides	Cephalopachus
Species	Ctenocephalides felis	Cephalopachus bancanus

Evolutionary Relationship

Cat flea and Horsfield's tarsier share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Cat flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Horsfield's tarsier

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cat flea	Horsfield's tarsier
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).

Horsfield's tarsier

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.