Bird flea vs Long-tailed Chinchilla

Ceratophyllus zhovtyi compared with Chinchilla lanigera

Key Differences

• Bird flea is Least Concern while Long-tailed Chinchilla is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bird flea	Long-tailed Chinchilla
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Ceratophyllidae	Chinchillidae
Genus	Ceratophyllus	Chinchilla
Species	Ceratophyllus zhovtyi	Chinchilla lanigera

Evolutionary Relationship

Bird flea and Long-tailed Chinchilla share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Bird flea

LC — Least Concern

Long-tailed Chinchilla

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bird flea	Long-tailed Chinchilla
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.

Long-tailed Chinchilla

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Denmark, and Ecuador.

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.