a bird flea vs Midas Free-tailed Bat

Ceratophyllus farreni compared with Mops midas

Key Differences

• a bird flea is Not Evaluated while Midas Free-tailed Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	a bird flea	Midas Free-tailed 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	Mops
Species	Ceratophyllus farreni	Mops midas

Evolutionary Relationship

a bird flea and Midas Free-tailed Bat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

a bird flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Midas Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	a bird flea	Midas Free-tailed 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.

Midas Free-tailed Bat

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.