a bird flea vs Alexandria false antechinus

Ceratophyllus hirundinis compared with Pseudantechinus mimulus

Key Differences

• a bird flea is Not Evaluated while Alexandria false antechinus is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	a bird flea	Alexandria false antechinus
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Ceratophyllidae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Ceratophyllus	Pseudantechinus
Species	Ceratophyllus hirundinis	Pseudantechinus mimulus

Evolutionary Relationship

a bird flea and Alexandria false antechinus share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

a bird flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Alexandria false antechinus

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	a bird flea	Alexandria false antechinus
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, Portugal, and Sweden.

Alexandria false antechinus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

a bird flea

The a bird flea (Ceratophyllus hirundinis) is a species in the genus Ceratophyllus. It is not yet evaluated on the IUCN Red List. It is found across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden, inhabiting diverse terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Alexandria false antechinus

The Alexandria false antechinus (Pseudantechinus mimulus) is a species in the genus Pseudantechinus. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.