a bird flea vs Inquisitive Shrew Mole

Ceratophyllus hirundinis compared with Uropsilus investigator

Key Differences

• a bird flea is Not Evaluated while Inquisitive Shrew Mole is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	a bird flea	Inquisitive Shrew Mole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Ceratophyllidae	Talpidae
Genus	Ceratophyllus	Uropsilus
Species	Ceratophyllus hirundinis	Uropsilus investigator

Evolutionary Relationship

a bird flea and Inquisitive Shrew Mole share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

a bird flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Inquisitive Shrew Mole

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	a bird flea	Inquisitive Shrew Mole
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.

Inquisitive Shrew Mole

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.