Cat flea vs Mentawai Langur

Ctenocephalides felis compared with Presbytis potenziani

Key Differences

• Cat flea is Not Evaluated while Mentawai Langur is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cat flea	Mentawai Langur
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 potenziani

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Cat flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Mentawai Langur

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cat flea	Mentawai Langur
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).

Mentawai Langur

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.