a bird flea vs Indian Pipistrelle

Ceratophyllus farreni compared with Pipistrellus coromandra

Key Differences

• a bird flea is Not Evaluated while Indian Pipistrelle is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	a bird flea	Indian Pipistrelle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Ceratophyllidae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Ceratophyllus	Pipistrellus
Species	Ceratophyllus farreni	Pipistrellus coromandra

Evolutionary Relationship

a bird flea and Indian Pipistrelle share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

a bird flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Indian Pipistrelle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	a bird flea	Indian Pipistrelle
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.

Indian Pipistrelle

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.