a bird flea vs Potto

Ceratophyllus hirundinis compared with Perodicticus potto

Key Differences

• a bird flea is Not Evaluated while Potto is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	a bird flea	Potto
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Ceratophyllidae	Lorisidae
Genus	Ceratophyllus	Perodicticus
Species	Ceratophyllus hirundinis	Perodicticus potto

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

a bird flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Potto

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	a bird flea	Potto
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.

Potto

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.