a bird flea vs Peruvian Laucha

Ceratophyllus hirundinis compared with Calomys sorellus

Key Differences

• a bird flea is Not Evaluated while Peruvian Laucha is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	a bird flea	Peruvian Laucha
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	Calomys
Species	Ceratophyllus hirundinis	Calomys sorellus

Evolutionary Relationship

a bird flea and Peruvian Laucha share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

a bird flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Peruvian Laucha

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	a bird flea	Peruvian Laucha
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.

Peruvian Laucha

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.