a bird flea vs Piacentini's Dikdik

Ceratophyllus hirundinis compared with Madoqua piacentinii

Key Differences

• a bird flea is Not Evaluated while Piacentini's Dikdik is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	a bird flea	Piacentini's Dikdik
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Ceratophyllidae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Ceratophyllus	Madoqua
Species	Ceratophyllus hirundinis	Madoqua piacentinii

Evolutionary Relationship

a bird flea and Piacentini's Dikdik share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

a bird flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Piacentini's Dikdik

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	a bird flea	Piacentini's Dikdik
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.

Piacentini's Dikdik

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.