a bird flea vs Hairy Yellow-shouldered Bat

Ceratophyllus fringillae compared with Sturnira erythromos

Key Differences

• a bird flea is Not Evaluated while Hairy Yellow-shouldered Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	a bird flea	Hairy Yellow-shouldered Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Ceratophyllidae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Ceratophyllus	Sturnira
Species	Ceratophyllus fringillae	Sturnira erythromos

Evolutionary Relationship

a bird flea and Hairy Yellow-shouldered Bat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

a bird flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Hairy Yellow-shouldered Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	a bird flea	Hairy Yellow-shouldered 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.

Hairy Yellow-shouldered Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

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.