Pigeon Flea vs Polynesian rat

Ceratophyllus columbae compared with Rattus exulans

Key Differences

• Pigeon Flea is Not Evaluated while Polynesian rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Pigeon Flea	Polynesian rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Ceratophyllidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Ceratophyllus	Rattus
Species	Ceratophyllus columbae	Rattus exulans

Evolutionary Relationship

Pigeon Flea and Polynesian rat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Pigeon Flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Polynesian rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Pigeon Flea	Polynesian rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Pigeon Flea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (18 countries).

Polynesian rat

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 4 distinct biome types spanning the Australasia and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (6 countries), Europe (United Kingdom), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (11 countries), and South America (Chile).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇬🇧 United Kingdom