Bird flea vs blunt tellin

Ceratophyllus zhovtyi compared with Arcopagia crassa

Key Differences

• Bird flea is Least Concern while blunt tellin is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bird flea	blunt tellin
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Bivalvia (Bivalvia)
Order	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)	Cardiida (Cardiida)
Family	Ceratophyllidae	Tellinidae
Genus	Ceratophyllus	Arcopagia
Species	Ceratophyllus zhovtyi	Arcopagia crassa

Evolutionary Relationship

Bird flea and blunt tellin share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Bird flea

LC — Least Concern

blunt tellin

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bird flea	blunt tellin
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bird flea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.

blunt tellin

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Bird flea

The Bird flea (Ceratophyllus zhovtyi) is a species in the genus Ceratophyllus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

blunt tellin

The Blunt tellin (Arcopagia crassa) is a species in the genus Arcopagia. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.