Ratón Alpino vs Duck Flea

Apodemus alpicola compared with Ceratophyllus garei

Key Differences

• Ratón Alpino is Least Concern while Duck Flea is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ratón Alpino	Duck Flea
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Arthropoda (artrópodos)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Insecta (insecto)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Ceratophyllidae
Genus	Apodemus	Ceratophyllus
Species	Apodemus alpicola	Ceratophyllus garei

Evolutionary Relationship

Ratón Alpino and Duck Flea share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Ratón Alpino

LC — Least Concern

Duck Flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ratón Alpino	Duck Flea
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ratón Alpino

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Duck Flea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Ratón Alpino

The Alpine Field Mouse (Apodemus alpicola) is a species in the genus Apodemus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.