a bird flea vs brown-throated conure

Ceratophyllus hirundinis compared with Aratinga pertinax

Key Differences

• a bird flea is Not Evaluated while brown-throated conure is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	a bird flea	brown-throated conure
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)	Psittaciformes (Parrots)
Family	Ceratophyllidae	Psittacidae (True Parrots)
Genus	Ceratophyllus	Aratinga
Species	Ceratophyllus hirundinis	Aratinga pertinax

Evolutionary Relationship

a bird flea and brown-throated conure share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

a bird flea

NE — Not Evaluated

brown-throated conure

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	a bird flea	brown-throated conure
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.

brown-throated conure

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Colombia.

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.

brown-throated conure

The Brown-throated Conure (Aratinga pertinax) is a species in the genus Aratinga. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.