a bird flea vs Dusky Leaf-nosed Bat

Ceratophyllus vagabundus compared with Hipposideros ater

Key Differences

• a bird flea is Not Evaluated while Dusky Leaf-nosed Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	a bird flea	Dusky Leaf-nosed Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Ceratophyllidae	Hipposideridae
Genus	Ceratophyllus	Hipposideros
Species	Ceratophyllus vagabundus	Hipposideros ater

Evolutionary Relationship

a bird flea and Dusky Leaf-nosed Bat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

a bird flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Dusky Leaf-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	a bird flea	Dusky Leaf-nosed Bat
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.

Dusky Leaf-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

a bird flea

The a bird flea (Ceratophyllus vagabundus) 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.