a bird flea vs Heavy-browed Mouse Opossum

Ceratophyllus fringillae compared with Marmosa andersoni

Key Differences

• a bird flea is Not Evaluated while Heavy-browed Mouse Opossum is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	a bird flea	Heavy-browed Mouse Opossum
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family	Ceratophyllidae	Didelphidae
Genus	Ceratophyllus	Marmosa
Species	Ceratophyllus fringillae	Marmosa andersoni

Evolutionary Relationship

a bird flea and Heavy-browed Mouse Opossum share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

a bird flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Heavy-browed Mouse Opossum

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	a bird flea	Heavy-browed Mouse Opossum
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.

Heavy-browed Mouse Opossum

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.