a bird flea vs Desert Long-eared Bat

Ceratophyllus borealis compared with Otonycteris hemprichii

Key Differences

• a bird flea is Not Evaluated while Desert Long-eared Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	a bird flea	Desert Long-eared 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	Otonycteris
Species	Ceratophyllus borealis	Otonycteris hemprichii

Evolutionary Relationship

a bird flea and Desert Long-eared Bat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

a bird flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Desert Long-eared Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	a bird flea	Desert Long-eared 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.

Desert Long-eared Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

a bird flea

The a bird flea (Ceratophyllus borealis) 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.