a bird flea vs Lesser Short-tailed Rat

Ceratophyllus hirundinis compared with Brachyuromys betsileoensis

Key Differences

• a bird flea is Not Evaluated while Lesser Short-tailed Rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	a bird flea	Lesser Short-tailed Rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Ceratophyllidae	Nesomyidae
Genus	Ceratophyllus	Brachyuromys
Species	Ceratophyllus hirundinis	Brachyuromys betsileoensis

Evolutionary Relationship

a bird flea and Lesser Short-tailed Rat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

a bird flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Lesser Short-tailed Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	a bird flea	Lesser Short-tailed Rat
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.

Lesser Short-tailed Rat

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.