Bird flea vs brown point snail

Ceratophyllus zhovtyi compared with Acicula fusca

Key Differences

• Bird flea is Least Concern while brown point snail is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bird flea	brown point snail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)
Family	Ceratophyllidae	Aciculidae
Genus	Ceratophyllus	Acicula
Species	Ceratophyllus zhovtyi	Acicula fusca

Evolutionary Relationship

Bird flea and brown point snail share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Bird flea

LC — Least Concern

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bird flea	brown point snail
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.

brown point snail

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Norway.

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.

brown point snail

The Brown Point Snail (Acicula fusca) is a species in the genus Acicula. It is currently classified as Extinct on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.