a bird flea vs Fishing Cat

Ceratophyllus fringillae compared with Prionailurus viverrinus

Key Differences

• a bird flea is Not Evaluated while Fishing Cat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	a bird flea	Fishing Cat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Ceratophyllidae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Ceratophyllus	Prionailurus
Species	Ceratophyllus fringillae	Prionailurus viverrinus

Evolutionary Relationship

a bird flea and Fishing Cat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

a bird flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Fishing Cat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	a bird flea	Fishing Cat
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.

Fishing Cat

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.