a bird flea vs Northern Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

Ceratophyllus rossittensis compared with Dendrogale murina

Key Differences

• a bird flea is Not Evaluated while Northern Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	a bird flea	Northern Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)	Scandentia (Scandentia)
Family	Ceratophyllidae	Tupaiidae
Genus	Ceratophyllus	Dendrogale
Species	Ceratophyllus rossittensis	Dendrogale murina

Evolutionary Relationship

a bird flea and Northern Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

a bird flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Northern Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	a bird flea	Northern Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew
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.

Northern Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

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.