Cat flea vs Ouistiti a queue noire

Ctenocephalides felis compared with Mico melanurus

Key Differences

• Cat flea is Not Evaluated while Ouistiti a queue noire is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cat flea	Ouistiti a queue noire
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	Mico
Species	Ctenocephalides felis	Mico melanurus

Evolutionary Relationship

Cat flea and Ouistiti a queue noire share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Cat flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Ouistiti a queue noire

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cat flea	Ouistiti a queue noire
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).

Ouistiti a queue noire

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.