a bird flea vs Long-eared Hedgehog

Ceratophyllus rossittensis compared with Hemiechinus auritus

Key Differences

• a bird flea is Not Evaluated while Long-eared Hedgehog is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	a bird flea	Long-eared Hedgehog
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)
Family	Ceratophyllidae	Erinaceidae
Genus	Ceratophyllus	Hemiechinus
Species	Ceratophyllus rossittensis	Hemiechinus auritus

Evolutionary Relationship

a bird flea and Long-eared Hedgehog share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

a bird flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Long-eared Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	a bird flea	Long-eared Hedgehog
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.

Long-eared Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Cyprus, Spain, and Ukraine.

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.