Cat flea vs Mottle-faced Tamarin

Ctenocephalides felis compared with Saguinus inustus

Key Differences

• Cat flea is Not Evaluated while Mottle-faced Tamarin is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cat flea	Mottle-faced Tamarin
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Pulicidae	Callitrichidae
Genus	Ctenocephalides	Saguinus
Species	Ctenocephalides felis	Saguinus inustus

Evolutionary Relationship

Cat flea and Mottle-faced Tamarin share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Cat flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Mottle-faced Tamarin

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cat flea	Mottle-faced Tamarin
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).

Mottle-faced Tamarin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

Cat flea

The Cat flea (Ctenocephalides felis) is a species in the genus Ctenocephalides. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.