Cat flea vs Preuss s Red Colobus

Ctenocephalides felis compared with Piliocolobus preussi

Key Differences

• Cat flea is Not Evaluated while Preuss s Red Colobus is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cat flea	Preuss s Red Colobus
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	Piliocolobus
Species	Ctenocephalides felis	Piliocolobus preussi

Evolutionary Relationship

Cat flea and Preuss s Red Colobus share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Cat flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Preuss s Red Colobus

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cat flea	Preuss s Red Colobus
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).

Preuss s Red Colobus

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.