a bird flea vs Mindanao Pygmy Fruit Bat

Ceratophyllus fringillae compared with Alionycteris paucidentata

Key Differences

• a bird flea is Not Evaluated while Mindanao Pygmy Fruit Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	a bird flea	Mindanao Pygmy Fruit Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Ceratophyllidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Ceratophyllus	Alionycteris
Species	Ceratophyllus fringillae	Alionycteris paucidentata

Evolutionary Relationship

a bird flea and Mindanao Pygmy Fruit Bat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

a bird flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Mindanao Pygmy Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	a bird flea	Mindanao Pygmy Fruit 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.

Mindanao Pygmy Fruit 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.