a bird flea vs a Sand Martin flea

Ceratophyllus fringillae compared with Ceratophyllus styx

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	a bird flea	a Sand Martin flea
Kingdom same	Animalia (حيوانات)	Animalia (حيوانات)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (مفصليات الأرجل)	Arthropoda (مفصليات الأرجل)
Class same	Insecta (حشرات)	Insecta (حشرات)
Order same	Siphonaptera (برغوثيات)	Siphonaptera (برغوثيات)
Family same	Ceratophyllidae	Ceratophyllidae
Genus same	Ceratophyllus	Ceratophyllus
Species	Ceratophyllus fringillae	Ceratophyllus styx

Evolutionary Relationship

a bird flea and a Sand Martin flea share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Ceratophyllus.

Conservation Status

a bird flea

NE — Not Evaluated

a Sand Martin flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	a bird flea	a Sand Martin flea
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

a bird flea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

a Sand Martin flea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

a bird flea

The a bird flea (Ceratophyllus fringillae) is a species in the genus Ceratophyllus. It is not yet evaluated on the IUCN Red List. It is found across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden, inhabiting diverse terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

a Sand Martin flea

A sand martin flea (Ceratophyllus styx) is a species in the genus Ceratophyllus. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden