a bird flea vs Eastern Cordillera Small-footed Shrew

Ceratophyllus fringillae compared with Cryptotis brachyonyx

Key Differences

• a bird flea is Not Evaluated while Eastern Cordillera Small-footed Shrew is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	a bird flea	Eastern Cordillera Small-footed Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Ceratophyllidae	Soricidae
Genus	Ceratophyllus	Cryptotis
Species	Ceratophyllus fringillae	Cryptotis brachyonyx

Evolutionary Relationship

a bird flea and Eastern Cordillera Small-footed Shrew share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

a bird flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Eastern Cordillera Small-footed Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	a bird flea	Eastern Cordillera Small-footed Shrew
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.

Eastern Cordillera Small-footed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

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.