a bird flea vs Greater Long-tongued Bat

Ceratophyllus fringillae compared with Choeroniscus periosus

Key Differences

• a bird flea is Not Evaluated while Greater Long-tongued Bat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	a bird flea	Greater Long-tongued Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (حيوانات)	Animalia (حيوانات)
Phylum	Arthropoda (مفصليات الأرجل)	Chordata (حبليات)
Class	Insecta (حشرات)	Mammalia (ثدييات)
Order	Siphonaptera (برغوثيات)	Chiroptera (خفاشيات)
Family	Ceratophyllidae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Ceratophyllus	Choeroniscus
Species	Ceratophyllus fringillae	Choeroniscus periosus

Evolutionary Relationship

a bird flea and Greater Long-tongued Bat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (حيوانات)

Conservation Status

a bird flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Greater Long-tongued Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	a bird flea	Greater Long-tongued Bat
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.

Greater Long-tongued Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.