a bird flea vs Black flying fox

Ceratophyllus hirundinis compared with Pteropus alecto

Key Differences

• a bird flea is Not Evaluated while Black flying fox is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	a bird flea	Black flying fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Ceratophyllidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Ceratophyllus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Ceratophyllus hirundinis	Pteropus alecto

Evolutionary Relationship

a bird flea and Black flying fox share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

a bird flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Black flying fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	a bird flea	Black flying fox
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.

Black flying fox

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.

Black flying fox

The Black flying fox (Pteropus alecto) is a species in the genus Pteropus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.