a bird flea vs Monk Saki

Ceratophyllus rossittensis compared with Pithecia monachus

Key Differences

• a bird flea is Not Evaluated while Monk Saki is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	a bird flea	Monk Saki
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Ceratophyllidae	Pitheciidae
Genus	Ceratophyllus	Pithecia
Species	Ceratophyllus rossittensis	Pithecia monachus

Evolutionary Relationship

a bird flea and Monk Saki share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

a bird flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Monk Saki

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	a bird flea	Monk Saki
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.

Monk Saki

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.