a bird flea vs European hen flea

Ceratophyllus borealis compared with Ceratophyllus gallinae

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	a bird flea	European hen flea
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order same	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)
Family same	Ceratophyllidae	Ceratophyllidae
Genus same	Ceratophyllus	Ceratophyllus
Species	Ceratophyllus borealis	Ceratophyllus gallinae

Evolutionary Relationship

a bird flea and European hen flea share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Ceratophyllus.

Conservation Status

a bird flea

NE — Not Evaluated

European hen flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	a bird flea	European hen flea
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.

European hen flea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden