a bird flea vs Fat-tailed false antechinus

Ceratophyllus hirundinis compared with Pseudantechinus macdonnellensis

Key Differences

• a bird flea is Not Evaluated while Fat-tailed false antechinus is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	a bird flea	Fat-tailed false antechinus
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Ceratophyllidae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Ceratophyllus	Pseudantechinus
Species	Ceratophyllus hirundinis	Pseudantechinus macdonnellensis

Evolutionary Relationship

a bird flea and Fat-tailed false antechinus share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

a bird flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Fat-tailed false antechinus

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	a bird flea	Fat-tailed false antechinus
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.

Fat-tailed false antechinus

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.