a bird flea vs Large Fruit-eating Bat

Ceratophyllus rossittensis compared with Artibeus amplus

Key Differences

• a bird flea is Not Evaluated while Large Fruit-eating Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	a bird flea	Large Fruit-eating Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Ceratophyllidae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Ceratophyllus	Artibeus
Species	Ceratophyllus rossittensis	Artibeus amplus

Evolutionary Relationship

a bird flea and Large Fruit-eating Bat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

a bird flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Large Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	a bird flea	Large Fruit-eating 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.

Large Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

a bird flea

The a bird flea (Ceratophyllus rossittensis) 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.