a bird flea vs Globe Thistle

Ceratophyllus fringillae compared with Echinops ritro

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	a bird flea	Globe Thistle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)
Family	Ceratophyllidae	Tenrecidae
Genus	Ceratophyllus	Echinops
Species	Ceratophyllus fringillae	Echinops ritro

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

a bird flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Globe Thistle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	a bird flea	Globe Thistle
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.

Globe Thistle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Estonia, Russia, and United States.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark