a bird flea vs Great Stripe-faced Bat

Ceratophyllus rusticus compared with Vampyrodes caraccioli

Key Differences

• a bird flea is Not Evaluated while Great Stripe-faced Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	a bird flea	Great Stripe-faced Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Ceratophyllidae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Ceratophyllus	Vampyrodes
Species	Ceratophyllus rusticus	Vampyrodes caraccioli

Evolutionary Relationship

a bird flea and Great Stripe-faced Bat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

a bird flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Great Stripe-faced Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	a bird flea	Great Stripe-faced 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.

Great Stripe-faced Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, 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.