a bird flea vs Grandidier's Free-tailed Bat

Ceratophyllus fringillae compared with Mops leucogaster

Key Differences

• a bird flea is Not Evaluated while Grandidier's Free-tailed Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	a bird flea	Grandidier's Free-tailed Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Ceratophyllidae	Molossidae
Genus	Ceratophyllus	Mops
Species	Ceratophyllus fringillae	Mops leucogaster

Evolutionary Relationship

a bird flea and Grandidier's Free-tailed Bat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

a bird flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Grandidier's Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	a bird flea	Grandidier's Free-tailed Bat
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.

Grandidier's Free-tailed Bat

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.