Flea vs Europäischer Rattenfloh

Nosopsyllus londiniensis compared with Nosopsyllus fasciatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flea	Europäischer Rattenfloh
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	Nosopsyllus	Nosopsyllus
Species	Nosopsyllus londiniensis	Nosopsyllus fasciatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Flea and Europäischer Rattenfloh share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Nosopsyllus.

Conservation Status

Flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Europäischer Rattenfloh

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flea	Europäischer Rattenfloh
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.

Europäischer Rattenfloh

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (23 countries), and North America (United States).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States