a bird flea vs Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat

Ceratophyllus fringillae compared with Oligoryzomys delicatus

Key Differences

• a bird flea is Not Evaluated while Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	a bird flea	Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Ceratophyllidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Ceratophyllus	Oligoryzomys
Species	Ceratophyllus fringillae	Oligoryzomys delicatus

Evolutionary Relationship

a bird flea and Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

a bird flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	a bird flea	Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat
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.

Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

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.