a bird flea vs Long-nosed Echymipera

Ceratophyllus hirundinis compared with Echymipera rufescens

Key Differences

• a bird flea is Not Evaluated while Long-nosed Echymipera is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	a bird flea	Long-nosed Echymipera
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)	Peramelemorphia (Peramelemorphia)
Family	Ceratophyllidae	Peramelidae
Genus	Ceratophyllus	Echymipera
Species	Ceratophyllus hirundinis	Echymipera rufescens

Evolutionary Relationship

a bird flea and Long-nosed Echymipera share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

a bird flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Long-nosed Echymipera

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	a bird flea	Long-nosed Echymipera
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.

Long-nosed Echymipera

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.