Uferschwalbenfloh vs Hühnerfloh

Ceratophyllus styx compared with Ceratophyllus gallinae

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Uferschwalbenfloh	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 styx	Ceratophyllus gallinae

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Uferschwalbenfloh

NE — Not Evaluated

Hühnerfloh

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Uferschwalbenfloh

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, 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.

Uferschwalbenfloh

A sand martin flea (Ceratophyllus styx) is a species in the genus Ceratophyllus. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden