a bird flea vs Blue-winged Mountain-Tanager

Ceratophyllus rusticus compared with Anisognathus somptuosus

Key Differences

• a bird flea is Not Evaluated while Blue-winged Mountain-Tanager is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	a bird flea	Blue-winged Mountain-Tanager
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Ceratophyllidae	Thraupidae
Genus	Ceratophyllus	Anisognathus
Species	Ceratophyllus rusticus	Anisognathus somptuosus

Evolutionary Relationship

a bird flea and Blue-winged Mountain-Tanager share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

a bird flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Blue-winged Mountain-Tanager

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	a bird flea	Blue-winged Mountain-Tanager
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.

Blue-winged Mountain-Tanager

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

a bird flea

The a bird flea (Ceratophyllus rusticus) 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.

Blue-winged Mountain-Tanager

Blue-winged Mountain-Tanager (Anisognathus somptuosus) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway