a bird flea vs Long-tailed dunnart

Ceratophyllus rossittensis compared with Sminthopsis longicaudata

Key Differences

• a bird flea is Not Evaluated while Long-tailed dunnart is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	a bird flea	Long-tailed dunnart
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Ceratophyllidae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Ceratophyllus	Sminthopsis
Species	Ceratophyllus rossittensis	Sminthopsis longicaudata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

a bird flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Long-tailed dunnart

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	a bird flea	Long-tailed dunnart
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-tailed dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.