a bird flea vs Luis's Yellow-shouldered Bat

Ceratophyllus hirundinis compared with Sturnira luisi

Key Differences

• a bird flea is Not Evaluated while Luis's Yellow-shouldered Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	a bird flea	Luis's Yellow-shouldered Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Ceratophyllidae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Ceratophyllus	Sturnira
Species	Ceratophyllus hirundinis	Sturnira luisi

Evolutionary Relationship

a bird flea and Luis's Yellow-shouldered Bat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

a bird flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Luis's Yellow-shouldered Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	a bird flea	Luis's Yellow-shouldered Bat
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.

Luis's Yellow-shouldered Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

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.