a bird flea vs Little Desert Pocket Mouse

Ceratophyllus fringillae compared with Chaetodipus arenarius

Key Differences

• a bird flea is Not Evaluated while Little Desert Pocket Mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	a bird flea	Little Desert Pocket Mouse
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Ceratophyllidae	Heteromyidae
Genus	Ceratophyllus	Chaetodipus
Species	Ceratophyllus fringillae	Chaetodipus arenarius

Evolutionary Relationship

a bird flea and Little Desert Pocket Mouse share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

a bird flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Little Desert Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	a bird flea	Little Desert Pocket Mouse
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.

Little Desert Pocket Mouse

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.