Dohlenfloh vs Hühnerfloh

Ceratophyllus vagabundus compared with Ceratophyllus gallinae

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dohlenfloh	Hühnerfloh
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)
Class same	Insecta (Insekten)	Insecta (Insekten)
Order same	Siphonaptera (Flöhe)	Siphonaptera (Flöhe)
Family same	Ceratophyllidae	Ceratophyllidae
Genus same	Ceratophyllus	Ceratophyllus
Species	Ceratophyllus vagabundus	Ceratophyllus gallinae

Evolutionary Relationship

Dohlenfloh and Hühnerfloh share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Ceratophyllus.

Conservation Status

Dohlenfloh

NE — Not Evaluated

Hühnerfloh

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dohlenfloh	Hühnerfloh
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dohlenfloh

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Hühnerfloh

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Dohlenfloh

The a bird flea (Ceratophyllus vagabundus) is a species in the genus Ceratophyllus. It is not yet evaluated on the IUCN Red List. It is found across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden, inhabiting diverse terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden