a bird flea vs Pigeon Flea

Ceratophyllus rossittensis compared with Ceratophyllus columbae

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	a bird flea	Pigeon Flea
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order same	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)
Family same	Ceratophyllidae	Ceratophyllidae
Genus same	Ceratophyllus	Ceratophyllus
Species	Ceratophyllus rossittensis	Ceratophyllus columbae

Evolutionary Relationship

a bird flea and Pigeon Flea share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Ceratophyllus.

Conservation Status

a bird flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Pigeon Flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	a bird flea	Pigeon Flea
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.

Pigeon Flea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (18 countries).

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden