Flea vs Hooded red-sided opossum

Nosopsyllus londiniensis compared with Monodelphis palliolata

Key Differences

• Flea is Not Evaluated while Hooded red-sided opossum is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flea	Hooded red-sided opossum
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family	Ceratophyllidae	Didelphidae
Genus	Nosopsyllus	Monodelphis
Species	Nosopsyllus londiniensis	Monodelphis palliolata

Evolutionary Relationship

Flea and Hooded red-sided opossum share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Hooded red-sided opossum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flea	Hooded red-sided opossum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Sweden and United States.

Hooded red-sided opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.