Cat flea vs Hurleur du Maranhao

Ctenocephalides felis compared with Alouatta ululata

Key Differences

• Cat flea is Not Evaluated while Hurleur du Maranhao is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cat flea	Hurleur du Maranhao
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Pulicidae	Atelidae
Genus	Ctenocephalides	Alouatta
Species	Ctenocephalides felis	Alouatta ululata

Evolutionary Relationship

Cat flea and Hurleur du Maranhao share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Cat flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Hurleur du Maranhao

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cat flea	Hurleur du Maranhao
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).

Hurleur du Maranhao

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.