a bird flea vs Dusky Tube-nosed Bat

Ceratophyllus rusticus compared with Murina fusca

Key Differences

• a bird flea is Not Evaluated while Dusky Tube-nosed Bat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	a bird flea	Dusky Tube-nosed Bat
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	Murina
Species	Ceratophyllus rusticus	Murina fusca

Evolutionary Relationship

a bird flea and Dusky Tube-nosed Bat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

a bird flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Dusky Tube-nosed Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	a bird flea	Dusky Tube-nosed 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.

Dusky Tube-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.