Cat flea vs L'Hoest's Monkey

Ctenocephalides felis compared with Allochrocebus lhoesti

Key Differences

• Cat flea is Not Evaluated while L'Hoest's Monkey is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cat flea	L'Hoest's Monkey
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	Allochrocebus
Species	Ctenocephalides felis	Allochrocebus lhoesti

Evolutionary Relationship

Cat flea and L'Hoest's Monkey share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Cat flea

NE — Not Evaluated

L'Hoest's Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cat flea	L'Hoest's Monkey
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).

L'Hoest's Monkey

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.