a bird flea vs Mondolfi’s Four-eyed Opossum

Ceratophyllus fringillae compared with Philander mondolfii

Key Differences

• a bird flea is Not Evaluated while Mondolfi’s Four-eyed Opossum is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	a bird flea	Mondolfi’s Four-eyed 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	Philander
Species	Ceratophyllus fringillae	Philander mondolfii

Evolutionary Relationship

a bird flea and Mondolfi’s Four-eyed Opossum share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

a bird flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Mondolfi’s Four-eyed Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	a bird flea	Mondolfi’s Four-eyed 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.

Mondolfi’s Four-eyed Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in 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.