a bird flea vs Broad-bordered Acraea

Ceratophyllus hirundinis compared with Acraea anemosa

Key Differences

• a bird flea is Not Evaluated while Broad-bordered Acraea is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	a bird flea	Broad-bordered Acraea
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Ceratophyllidae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Ceratophyllus	Acraea
Species	Ceratophyllus hirundinis	Acraea anemosa

Evolutionary Relationship

a bird flea and Broad-bordered Acraea share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

a bird flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Broad-bordered Acraea

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	a bird flea	Broad-bordered Acraea
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.

Broad-bordered Acraea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.

Broad-bordered Acraea

The Broad-bordered Acraea (Acraea anemosa) is a species in the genus Acraea. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.