a bird flea vs African forest elephant

Ceratophyllus fringillae compared with Loxodonta cyclotis

Key Differences

• a bird flea is Not Evaluated while African forest elephant is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	a bird flea	African forest elephant
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)	Proboscidea (Elephants)
Family	Ceratophyllidae	Elephantidae (Elephants)
Genus	Ceratophyllus	Loxodonta (African Elephants)
Species	Ceratophyllus fringillae	Loxodonta cyclotis

Evolutionary Relationship

a bird flea and African forest elephant share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

a bird flea

NE — Not Evaluated

African forest elephant

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	a bird flea	African forest elephant
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.

African forest elephant

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

a bird flea

The a bird flea (Ceratophyllus fringillae) 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.

African forest elephant

The African forest elephant (Loxodonta cyclotis) is a species in the genus Loxodonta. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.