a bird flea vs Peters's Wrinkle-lipped Bat

Ceratophyllus fringillae compared with Mormopterus jugularis

Key Differences

• a bird flea is Not Evaluated while Peters's Wrinkle-lipped Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	a bird flea	Peters's Wrinkle-lipped Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Ceratophyllidae	Molossidae
Genus	Ceratophyllus	Mormopterus
Species	Ceratophyllus fringillae	Mormopterus jugularis

Evolutionary Relationship

a bird flea and Peters's Wrinkle-lipped Bat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

a bird flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Peters's Wrinkle-lipped Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	a bird flea	Peters's Wrinkle-lipped 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.

Peters's Wrinkle-lipped 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.