a bird flea vs Fiery Spiny Mouse

Ceratophyllus farreni compared with Acomys ignitus

Key Differences

• a bird flea is Not Evaluated while Fiery Spiny Mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	a bird flea	Fiery Spiny Mouse
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Ceratophyllidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Ceratophyllus	Acomys
Species	Ceratophyllus farreni	Acomys ignitus

Evolutionary Relationship

a bird flea and Fiery Spiny Mouse share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

a bird flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Fiery Spiny Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	a bird flea	Fiery Spiny 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.

Fiery Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

a bird flea

The a bird flea (Ceratophyllus farreni) 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.