a bird flea vs Jamaican Fig-eating Bat

Ceratophyllus fringillae compared with Ariteus flavescens

Key Differences

• a bird flea is Not Evaluated while Jamaican Fig-eating Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	a bird flea	Jamaican Fig-eating 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	Ariteus
Species	Ceratophyllus fringillae	Ariteus flavescens

Evolutionary Relationship

a bird flea and Jamaican Fig-eating Bat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

a bird flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Jamaican Fig-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	a bird flea	Jamaican Fig-eating 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.

Jamaican Fig-eating 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.