a bird flea vs Hilgendorf's Tube-nosed Bat

Ceratophyllus rusticus compared with Murina hilgendorfi

Key Differences

• a bird flea is Not Evaluated while Hilgendorf's Tube-nosed Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	a bird flea	Hilgendorf's 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 hilgendorfi

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

a bird flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Hilgendorf's Tube-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	a bird flea	Hilgendorf's 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.

Hilgendorf's 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.