Cat flea vs Monk Saki

Ctenocephalides felis compared with Pithecia monachus

Key Differences

• Cat flea is Not Evaluated while Monk Saki is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cat flea	Monk Saki
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Pulicidae	Pitheciidae
Genus	Ctenocephalides	Pithecia
Species	Ctenocephalides felis	Pithecia monachus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Cat flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Monk Saki

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cat flea	Monk Saki
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).

Monk Saki

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.