Bird flea vs Mottle-faced Tamarin

Ceratophyllus zhovtyi compared with Saguinus inustus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bird flea	Mottle-faced Tamarin
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Ceratophyllidae	Callitrichidae
Genus	Ceratophyllus	Saguinus
Species	Ceratophyllus zhovtyi	Saguinus inustus

Evolutionary Relationship

Bird flea and Mottle-faced Tamarin share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Bird flea

LC — Least Concern

Mottle-faced Tamarin

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bird flea	Mottle-faced Tamarin
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.

Mottle-faced Tamarin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

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.