a bird flea vs Malayan Free-tailed Bat

Ceratophyllus rusticus compared with Mops mops

Key Differences

• a bird flea is Not Evaluated while Malayan Free-tailed Bat is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	a bird flea	Malayan Free-tailed Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Ceratophyllidae	Molossidae
Genus	Ceratophyllus	Mops
Species	Ceratophyllus rusticus	Mops mops

Evolutionary Relationship

a bird flea and Malayan Free-tailed Bat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

a bird flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Malayan Free-tailed Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	a bird flea	Malayan Free-tailed 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.

Malayan Free-tailed 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.