Cat flea vs Javan Surili

Ctenocephalides felis compared with Presbytis comata

Key Differences

• Cat flea is Not Evaluated while Javan Surili is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cat flea	Javan Surili
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	Presbytis
Species	Ctenocephalides felis	Presbytis comata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Cat flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Javan Surili

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cat flea	Javan Surili
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).

Javan Surili

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.