Cat flea vs mountain gorilla

Ctenocephalides felis compared with Gorilla beringei

Key Differences

• Cat flea is Not Evaluated while mountain gorilla is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cat flea	mountain gorilla
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Pulicidae	Hominidae (Great Apes)
Genus	Ctenocephalides	Gorilla (Gorillas)
Species	Ctenocephalides felis	Gorilla beringei

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Cat flea

NE — Not Evaluated

mountain gorilla

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cat flea	mountain gorilla
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).

mountain gorilla

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.