a bird flea vs Gray-bellied Akodont

Ceratophyllus hirundinis compared with Brucepattersonius griserufescens

Key Differences

• a bird flea is Not Evaluated while Gray-bellied Akodont is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	a bird flea	Gray-bellied Akodont
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Ceratophyllidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Ceratophyllus	Brucepattersonius
Species	Ceratophyllus hirundinis	Brucepattersonius griserufescens

Evolutionary Relationship

a bird flea and Gray-bellied Akodont share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

a bird flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Gray-bellied Akodont

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	a bird flea	Gray-bellied Akodont
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.

Gray-bellied Akodont

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.