a bird flea vs Desert Dormouse

Ceratophyllus hirundinis compared with Selevinia betpakdalaensis

Key Differences

• a bird flea is Not Evaluated while Desert Dormouse is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	a bird flea	Desert Dormouse
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Ceratophyllidae	Gliridae
Genus	Ceratophyllus	Selevinia
Species	Ceratophyllus hirundinis	Selevinia betpakdalaensis

Evolutionary Relationship

a bird flea and Desert Dormouse share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

a bird flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Desert Dormouse

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	a bird flea	Desert Dormouse
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.

Desert Dormouse

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.