a bird flea vs Lesueur's Hairy Bat

Ceratophyllus rusticus compared with Cistugo lesueuri

Key Differences

• a bird flea is Not Evaluated while Lesueur's Hairy Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	a bird flea	Lesueur's Hairy Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Ceratophyllidae	Cistugidae
Genus	Ceratophyllus	Cistugo
Species	Ceratophyllus rusticus	Cistugo lesueuri

Evolutionary Relationship

a bird flea and Lesueur's Hairy Bat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

a bird flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Lesueur's Hairy Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	a bird flea	Lesueur's Hairy 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.

Lesueur's Hairy 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.