a bird flea vs Arctic grass

Ceratophyllus fringillae compared with Arctagrostis latifolia

Key Differences

• a bird flea is Not Evaluated while Arctic grass is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	a bird flea	Arctic grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Ceratophyllidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Ceratophyllus	Arctagrostis
Species	Ceratophyllus fringillae	Arctagrostis latifolia

Conservation Status

a bird flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Arctic grass

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	a bird flea	Arctic grass
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.

Arctic grass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.

Arctic grass

The Arctic grass (Arctagrostis latifolia) is a species in the genus Arctagrostis. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden