False Water Rat vs Pigeon Flea

Xeromys myoides compared with Ceratophyllus columbae

Key Differences

• False Water Rat is Vulnerable while Pigeon Flea is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Water Rat	Pigeon Flea
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Ceratophyllidae
Genus	Xeromys	Ceratophyllus
Species	Xeromys myoides	Ceratophyllus columbae

Evolutionary Relationship

False Water Rat and Pigeon Flea share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

False Water Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Pigeon Flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Water Rat	Pigeon Flea
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pigeon Flea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (18 countries).