a bird flea vs Heptner s Pygmy Jerboa

Ceratophyllus farreni compared with Salpingotus heptneri

Key Differences

• a bird flea is Not Evaluated while Heptner s Pygmy Jerboa is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	a bird flea	Heptner s Pygmy Jerboa
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Ceratophyllidae	Dipodidae
Genus	Ceratophyllus	Salpingotus
Species	Ceratophyllus farreni	Salpingotus heptneri

Evolutionary Relationship

a bird flea and Heptner s Pygmy Jerboa share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

a bird flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Heptner s Pygmy Jerboa

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	a bird flea	Heptner s Pygmy Jerboa
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.

Heptner s Pygmy Jerboa

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.