a bird flea vs Azara's grass mouse

Ceratophyllus hirundinis compared with Akodon azarae

Key Differences

• a bird flea is Not Evaluated while Azara's grass mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	a bird flea	Azara's grass mouse
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Ceratophyllidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Ceratophyllus	Akodon
Species	Ceratophyllus hirundinis	Akodon azarae

Evolutionary Relationship

a bird flea and Azara's grass mouse share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

a bird flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Azara's grass mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	a bird flea	Azara's grass mouse
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.

Azara's grass mouse

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.

Azara's grass mouse

The Azara's grass mouse (Akodon azarae) is a species in the genus Akodon. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.